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The New-York Packet.
TROE TYRIUSQUE NOBIS NULLO DISCRIMINE AGETUR. Virg.
T U E S D A Y, N O V E M B E R 27, 1787.
[Nº 753.]
JUST PUBLISHED, And to be Sold by the Printers hereof, The Columbian Almanack,
AND E P H E M E R I S Of the Motion of the Sun and Moon; the true Places and Aspects of the Planets; the Rising and Setting of the Sun; the Rising, Setting, and Southing of the Moon, For the YEAR of our LORD,
1 7 8 8 : Being Bissextile, or Leap-Year, and the twelfth of American Independence. Calculated for the Meridian of the Middle States, particularly New-York. Containing also, The Lunations, Conjunctions, Eclipses, Judg- ment of the Weather, Rising and Setting of the Planets, Length of Days and Nights, Courses, Roads, &c. Together with useful Tables, and Pieces of Instruction and En- tertainment, &c. &c.
By ANDREW BEERS, PHILOM. Purchasers can have the above Almanack with, or without, the FEDERAL CONSTI- TUTION annexed.
Also, may be had at the above place, The NEW-YORK
Pocket Almanack,
For the Year of our LORD
1 7 8 8 :
Containing every thing necessary, and many things convenient in an ALMANACK.
HOGS BRISTLES.
WANTED by the Subscribers a quantity of Hogs Bristles, for which two shillings per pound will be given, provided they are dressed clean; those in the rough, one shilling and three pence per do- zen the subscribers having erected a BRUSH MANUFAC- TORY, at No. 4, Peck-slip, where they propose carrying on the brush-making business, in all its various branches. Store-keepers and others may be furnished on as low terms as any imported, to which they hope the preference will be given them, as the work is equally good, if not better. They will warrant their work not to fail till worn out by use, and flatter themselves with an expectation of getting a sufficient supply of this country bristles, that they may not be under the necessity of importing their stock from England. The farmers, by being care- ful in the season of killing, may save sufficient to supply them in this business. Country store-keepers would be the most proper persons to collect them.
Those who will please to undertake the collecting them, will meet with a ready sale, and be a means of promoting a very useful branch of business which may be carried on in this State, and put a stop to the importing that commodity. The least favor will be gratefully acknowledged by ANANIAS COOPER, & Co. 43 2m
JOHN BANKS, MERCHANT-TAYLOR,
HAS Imported in the Hibernia, Captain Tew, from London, a few European Goods in his way; a few pieces of superfine cloths first quality,
  Dark blue,  meres,    Black,  Silk florentine,    Raven's grey,  White silk large duroy,    Bottle green,  Gold and silver basket    Garnet,  and spangled buttons,    Dark brown,  French campain Basket    London brown,  buttons, to match eve-    Bohea ditto,  ry colour,    Mulberry,  Cotton and worsted fati-    Cinnamon,  nets,    White cloth, and other  A few winter vest pat-    colours not mentioned,  terns,    Buff and white Caf-  Silver epaulets,  
With sundry other articles too tedious to mention. Ladies and Gentlemen who please to favour him with their custom, may depend on being served in the neatest manner, and with the greatest punctuality.
M'Vickar and Hill,
No. 210, Water-Street, have imported in the ship Flora, from Liverpool, to be sold on low terms; SEVEN-eight, 4-4, 11-3 cotton checks, cotton and royal handkerchiefs; a general assortment of Irish linens, velvets, corduroys, bed-hunts and ticks, wild bore camblets—a good assortment of felt and castor hats, farcenets and black fustian flou- rines, modes, black silk handkerchiefs, &c.
And on board said vessel, a quantity of fine Liverpool Salt.
N. B. Having erected a compleat set of Flaxseed Works, they intend to receive seed to clean, and will thank their friends for their interest in that business. 46
THOMAS JOHNSON, SCHOOL-MASTER,
HAVING returned from the country, where he resided during the late troubles, has a- gain opened a SCHOOL in his old school- room, No. 4, Broad-street, near the City-Hall, where he taught several years with approbation and success.—Reading, writing, arithmetic and mer- chants accounts, will be again carefully and accu- rately taught, after the Italian method.
N. B. He will open his night school soon. 44
New-York RUM,
OF excellent flavour and good proof,—for Sale by Charles Tillinghast, at the Dif- fillery near the New-market, in Cherry-street, and nearest the Ship-yards.
S H R U B,
OF the very best quality, by the hoghead, barrel, or smaller quantity,—for Sale by Charles Tillinghast, at his house nearly oppo- site the New-market, in Cherry-street.
October 3. 38
To the PUBLIC.
THE Co-partnership of Matthew Rhodes, Ti- mothey Rhodes, John Hebblethwaite and Sa- muel Hopkins, by the firm of Samuel Hopkins and Company, hath been this day dissolved by mutual consent;—if there are any demands against the co- partnership, it is requested that they be produced to the said Samuel Hopkins and William Rhodes, at No. 31, Queen-street, in the city of New-York, for payment;—and all persons indebted to it, are re- quested to pay the amount that they owe in six months from this date, to the said Samuel Hopkins and William Rhodes, otherwise their accounts must be placed in the hands of an attorney.
New-York, September 25, 1787.
The said Samuel Hopkins has imported in the ship Wilson, Capt. Thompson, from Liverpool, A quantity of low-priced Woollens, Sattinets and Florentines, which he will dispose of on advantageous terms to the purchaser, for cash or short credit. 36
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an act of the Governor, the Council and the Ge- neral Assembly of the late colony, now State of New-York, passed the nineteenth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four, en- titled, "an act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates;" that on Friday the fourth day of April next, will be sold at the merchants cof- fee-house in the city of New-York, to the highest bidder, the fee simple of all that certain farm or tract of land, which Joseph Harris, late of Dutchess county, formerly possessed, lying within the said county of Dutchess, in the patent commonly known by the name of the Nine-Partners, being bounded as follows; beginning at a black oak tree, it being the northeast corner of Job Meeks's farm, the north- west corner of Jeremiah Conklen's farm, and the southeast corner of the said Joseph Harris's farm, from thence the line runs north thirteen degrees, west to the farm now or late in the occupation of Richard Gray, being the south line of the Little Nine-Partners, from thence the line runs west on the south line of the said Little Nine-Partners, to the northwest corner of said farm, and the north- west corner of Amenia Precinct, from thence south thirteen degrees east to a walnut sapling, it being the northwest corner of the farm, now or late of Moses Harris, from thence east to the first mention- ed bounds; containing eight hundred and 63 acres & 20 rods of land or thereabouts, with the build- ings, rights, members, hereditaments and appur- tenances to the same belonging or in any wise apper- taining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders thereof; which sale will be made by virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the twen- ty-first and twenty-second days of November, which was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, for securing the payment of one thousand pounds (with a power of sale there- in contained) from Brinton Paine of Dutchess county, Esq. to Augustus Van Cortlandt. Deeds of conveyance after the sale will be executed to the purchaser pursuant to the said power by AUGUSTUS VAN CORTLANDT. Sept. the 24th 1787. 2 35 6m
Theodosius Fowler & Co.
At their Office, No. 164, Water-Street, Buy, sell and negotiate all kinds of Continental, Connecticut and New-York Securities. 97
Gouverneur, Kemble & Co.
Have imported and now for Sale at their Store No 26, Front-street, either for cash, short cre- dit, or in barter for country produce, on the most reasonable terms, viz.
  Muscovado sugar in hds.  Linseed oil in casks,    and barrels,  An assortment of cord-    Windward island rum &  age and cables.    Jamaica spirits,  Holland duck,    Old French Brandy in  Russia duck,    pipes & quarter casks,  Ravens duck,    Old sherry wine ditto,  Russia sheetings,    Teneriffe wine ditto,  Russia drilling,    Holland gin in pipes and  Oznabrigs,    cases of high proof,  Ticklenburghs,    Black pepper in bales,  Writing-paper,    from 100 to 400 lbs.  Dutch copper tea-kettles    A quantity of Spanish  London porter in ham-    salted dryed hides,  pers and casks.    Lisbon salt,   
To be S O L D,
A Very valuable Lot of Ground with a conveni- ent house on the same, situated in William- street, No. 57, containing in front 26 feet, and in rear 30 feet, and in length on each side 70 feet. For further particulars enquire of Thomas Longley on the premises. 46
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an act of the Legislature of the late colony of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for secur- ing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed the 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1774; that on the sixth day of March next ensuing the date hereof, at 12 o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be sold at Public Auction, upon the premises, the fee simple of all that certain messuage or dwelling house and lot of ground, situated and being in the north ward of the city of New-York, on the northerly side of a certain street called and known by the name of Little Queen-street; bound- ed southerly in front on said street, easterly on the house and ground now or late of Thomas Marston, northerly in the rear on the ground now or late of John Livingston and others, and westerly on the New-Dutch Church yard; the said dwelling house and lot of ground, containing in breadth in front and rear, twenty-three feet and an half, and in length, on each side, ninety-six feet, together with the houses, edifices and buildings thereon erected and being, and all gardens, yards, wells, back sides, ways, paths, passages, easements, profits, commo- dities, advantages, emoluments, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said dwelling house and lot of ground belonging, or in any wise appertaining,— which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indentures of lease and release, bearing date the twenty-first and twenty second days of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five (with a power to sell therein contained) from William Bry- ant, of the city of New-York, Doctor of physick, to Alexander Leslie, late of the city of New-York aforesaid peruke maker, assigned to the subscribers, who will thereupon execute deeds of conveyance to the purchaser, pursuant to the power in the said mortgage and the act aforesaid.
WILLIAM DAVIS, JAMES STRACHAN, JAMES MACKENZIE,
By their Attorney, Charles Smith.
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an act of the Legislature of the late colony of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for secur- ing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed the 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1774. That on Tuesday the 4th day of December next- ensuing the date hereof, at 12 o'clock in the fore- noon of the same day, will be sold at Public Auc- tion upon the premises, the fee simple of a Lot of Ground in a certain indenture of mortgage, made between Stephen Sayre, of the city of New-York, in the State of New-York, Esq. of the one part, and Peter Stuyvesant of the same city, Esq. of the other part, described as follows, to wit:— All that certain lot of ground situated in the north ward of the said city of New-York, being distin- guished as lot No. 7, in a partition made on the 3d day of January, in the year of Lord, 1718, be- tween Abraham De Peyster and Samuel Bayard, and is bounded as follows, to wit; southwesterly in front by Wall-street, southeasterly by lot No. 6, formerly occupied by Lewis Pintard, northeasterly in the rear by ground formerly occupied by James Nevens, and northwesterly by lot No. 8, former- ly the property and in the possession of Nicholas Bayard, and contains in breadth, in front and in the rear 25 feet, and in length on each side 122 feet, being the lot of ground granted to Nicholas W. Stuyvesant, by two deeds, the one executed by John Cruger, Philip Livingston and nine others, on the 6th of February 1773, and the other by Philip V. Cortlandt, on the 15th day of April 1762, to- gether with all and singular the buildings, passages, lights, easements and all other privileges, profits, commodities, emoluments, hereditaments and ap- purtenances to the said lot of ground and premi- ses, or any part thereof belonging or in any wise ap- pertaining; which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date 31st day of December, in the year of our Lord, 1781, and 18th day of Janua- ry, 1784, (with a power to sell therein contained) from the said Stephen Sayre to the said Peter Stuy- vesant; and deeds of conveyance will be thereupon executed to the purchaser, pursuant to the said power, by P. STUYVESANT. New-York, May 22, 1787. 2 700 6m
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
For which the highest price in CASH will be given, £7,000 in Bancker's Notes £10,000, or any smaller sums, in Pierce's final settlement certificates.
The highest prices in cash given, as usual, for all other kinds of public securities, at No. 40, Wall- street, four doors from the corner of Queen-street. 5
At the TANNERY,
Near the Fresh Water Pond,
MAY be had of the subscriber, a quantity of excellent foal and upper leather, tanned in the English mode, equal to any manufactured in America. He purposes to supply country dealers on terms that will enable them to make large pro- fits for city consumption; such as will establish the shoe manufacture and procure them a run of custom for ships use, as good in quality as that imported from England, and at a much less price.
Cash, bark, raw hides or calf skins, taken in ex- change.
ISAAC COULTHARD,
N. B. A Currier, master of his business, is wanted immediately. Apply as above. 48
PASTE-BOARD
Sold by the Printers.
BROTHERS, COSTER, & Co.
Have for sale at their store, No. 8, Duke-street, and just imported in the Columbia and the Grace, from Amsterdam,
BOHEA TEA, fresh, and of a superior quality; Souchoong ditto; pepper in bales; best Holland duck; Russia and Raven's ditto; Russia sheeting; Ticklenburgh linen; Osnaburg ditto; Holland and Silesia sheeting; Blatiljees and Britannies; brown Hollands, dowlas and Holland bedticks; cambrics; black laces and silk hair-ribbons; a neat assortment of calicoes; black Barcelona, romals, cotton, and linen handkerchiefs; checks and Holland stripes; hats, writing-paper and slates; looking-glasses; frying-pans and Dutch iron pots; Dutch tea-kettles and brass kettles; best claret in small cases for family use; Linseed oil and paints; Holland Geneva in pipes, in large and small cases, and jugs; Dutch hatchels or flax-combs, &c. &c. 43
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an
act of the Governor, the Council and General Assembly of the late colony now State of New- York, passed the 19th day of March 1774, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mort- gages and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," that on the eleventh day of March next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, will be sold at the Merchant's Coffee-house, in the city of New-York, to the highest bidder, the fee simple of all those two certain messuages or tenements and lot of land, situated, lying and being in the city of New-York, on the northeast side of Fly-market-street, and ad- joining from the land of Jacobus Lefferts, 35 feet and 2 inches, in front to land now or late of George Folliott, thence running northeasterly along the said land now or late of the said George Folliott, 73 feet and 1 inch; thence southeasterly along the land of Richard Norwood, 6 feet and 3 inches; thence northeasterly along the land of the said Richard Norwood, 13 feet and 4 inches, to Fletcher- street; thence southeasterly on the said Fletcher- street, 31 feet and 1 inch, and thence southeasterly on the land of the said Jacobus Lefferts, 38 feet and 2 inches to the place of beginning, with the buildings, rights, members, hereditaments and ap- purtenances to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining. And the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders thereof, which sale will be made by virtue of a mortgage of the said premi- ses, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the second and third days of November, which was in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hun- dred and eighty-five, for securing the payment of one thousand pounds and the interest thereof, with a power of sale therein contained, from John Byrne, of the city of New-York, merchant, to John Glover of the said city merchant. Deeds of conveyance for the said premises, after the sale will be executed to the purchaser, pursuant to the said power, by
JOHN GLOVER.
New-York, September 10, 1787. 2 31
By order of the Honorable Richard Morris, Esq. Chief Justice of the State of New-York.
NOTICE is hereby given to David Greame, George Jackson, Arthur Forrest, Richard Willis, the Rev. Thomas Dampier, John Elwes, and Richard Willis aforesaid, in trust for Mary the wife of William Croffes, John Elwes in his own right, Patrick Crawford and Gilbert Meason, ex- ecutors of James Crawford, deceased; Hutchinson Mure, Robert Mure, and Richard Atkinson, joint partners, John Duvall, William Robertson, Neal Ward, Mary Sleach, Lucy Sleach, William Ber- ry, Peter Hafenclever and Charles Croffes, late partners with Andrew Seaton (who is become bank- rupt) under the file or firm of Hafenclever, Seaton and Croffes; also the said Andrew Seaton, the said William Robertson, Miles Nightengale, and the said Richard Willis, as assignees of the estate and effects of the said Andrew Seaton, under the said commission of bankruptcy, and the said Peter Ha- fenclever in his own right, now or late associated in a company generally known by the name, firm and description of the American Iron Company, or the Ringwood Company, absent debtors, and to all others whom it doth or may concern; that upon application and due proof made to the said Chief Justice, pursuant to a statute of the Legislature of the State of New-York, entitled, "An act for re- lief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the 4th of April, 1786, he the said Chief Justice hath issued his warrant to the Sheriff of the county of Westchester, commanding him to attach, seize, take, and safely keep, all the estate as well real as personal of the said American Iron Company, or Ringwood Company, composed of the said several persons as aforesaid, absent debtors of what kind or nature soever, and every or any part or parcel thereof in whatever part of his bailiwick they can be found with all evidences, books of accounts, vouchers, and papers relating thereto: And that unless they the said several persons composing the said American Iron Company, or Ringwood Com- pany as aforesaid, shall return and discharge their debts within twelve months after the publication of this notice, all their estate, real and personal, will be sold for the payment and satisfaction of their creditors.—Dated at the city of New-York, the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord, 1787. 2 31
FLAX-SEED,
STORED, Cleaned, Purchased and Sold, At HERTTELL and WOODWARD's Flaxseed-store, lately occupied by Mr. JACOB SARLY, last by Mr. Nash, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. 48

The FEDERALIST, No. II.
To the People of the State of New-York.
THE importance of the Union, in a commercial light, is one of those points, about which there is least room to entertain a difference of opinion, and which has in fact commanded the most general assent of men, who have any acquaintance with the subject. This applies as well to our intercourse with foreign countries, as with each other.
There are appearances to authorize a supposition, that the adventurous spirit, which distinguishes the commercial character of America, has already excited uneasy sensations in several of the maritime powers of Europe. They seem to be apprehensive of our too great interference in that carrying trade, which is the support of their navigation and the foundation of their naval strength. Those of them, which have colonies in America, look forward, to what this country is capable of becoming, with painful solicitude. They foresee the dangers, that may threaten their American dominions from the neighbourhood of States, which have all the dispositions, and would possess all the means, requisite to the creation of a powerful marine. Impressions of this kind will naturally indicate the policy of fostering divisions among us, and of depriving us as far as possible of an ACTIVE COMMERCE in our own bottoms. This would answer the threefold purpose of preventing our interference in their navigation, of monopolizing the profits of our trade, and of clipping the wings, by which we might soar to dangerous heights. Did not prudence forbid the detail, it would not be difficult to trace by facts the workings of this policy to the cabinets of ministers.
If we continue united, we may counteract a policy, so unfriendly to our prosperity in a variety of ways. By prohibitory regulations, extending at the same time throughout the States, we may oblige foreign countries to bid against each other, for the privileges of our markets. This assertion will not appear chimerical to those who are able to appreciate the importance of the markets of three millions of people—increasing in rapid progression, for the most part exclusively addicted to agriculture, and likely from local circumstances to remain so—to any manufacturing nation; and the immense difference there would be to the trade and navigation of such a nation, between a direct communication in its own ships, and an indirect conveyance of its products and returns, to and from America, in the ships of another country. Suppose, for instance, we had a government in America, capable of excluding Great Britain (with whom we have at present no treaty of commerce) from all our ports, what would be the probable operation of this step upon her politics? Would it not enable us to negotiate with the fair-est prospect of success for commercial privileges of the most valuable & extensive kind in the dominions of that kingdom? When these questions have been asked, upon other occasions, they have received a plausible but not a solid or satisfactory answer. It has been said, that prohibitions on our part would produce no change in the system of Britain; because she could prosecute her trade with us, through the medium of the Dutch, who would be her immediate customers and pay-masters for those articles which were wanted for the supply of our markets. But would not her navigation be materially injured, by the loss of the important advantage of being her own carrier in that trade? Would not the principal part of its profits be intercepted by the Dutch, as a compensation for their agency and risk? Would not the mere circumstance of freight occasion a considerable deduction? Would not so circuitous an intercourse facilitate the competition of other nations, by enhancing the price of British commodities in our markets, and by transferring to other hands the management of this interesting branch of the British commerce?
A mature consideration of the objects, suggested by these questions, will justify a belief, that the real disadvantages to Britain, from such a state of things, conspiring with the predispositions of a great part of the nation in favor of the American trade, and with the opportunities of the West-India islands, would produce a relaxation in her present system, and would let us into the enjoyment of privileges in the markets of those islands and elsewhere, from which our trade would derive the most substantial benefits. Such a point gained from the British government, and which could not be expected without an equivalent in exemptions and immunities in our markets, would be likely to have a correspondent effect on the conduct of other nations, who would not be inclined to see themselves altogether supplanted in our trade.
A further resource for influencing the conduct of European nations towards us, in this respect would arise from the establishment of a federal navy. There can be no doubt, that the continuance of the Union, under an efficient government, would put it in our power, at a period not very distant, to create a navy, which, if it could not vie with those of the great maritime powers, would at least be of respectable weight, if thrown into the scale of either of two contending parties. This would be more peculiarly the case in relation to operations in the West-Indies. A few ships of the line sent opportunely to the reinforcement of either side, would often be sufficient to decide the fate of a campaign, on the event of which interests of the greatest magnitude were suspended. Our position is in this respect a very commanding one. And if to this consideration we add that of the usefulness of supplies from this country, in the prosecution of military operations in the West-Indies, it will readily be perceived, that a situation so favourable would enable us to bargain with great advantage for commercial privileges. A price would be set not only upon our friendship, but upon our neutrality. By a steady adherence to the Union we may hope ere long to become the Arbiter of Europe in America; and to be able to incline the balance of European competitions in this part of the world as our interest may dictate.
But in the reverse of this eligible situation we shall discover, that the rivalships of the parts would make them checks upon each other, and would frustrate all the tempting advantages, which nature has kindly placed within our reach. In a state so insignificant, our commerce would be a prey to the wanton intermeddling of all nations at war with each other; who, having nothing to fear from us, would with little scruple or remorse supply their wants by depredations on our property, as often as it fell in their way. The rights of neutrality will only be respected, when
they are defended by an adequate power. A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.
Under a vigorous national government, the natural strength and resources of the country, directed to a common interest, would baffle all the combinations of European jealousy to restrain our growth. This situation would even take away the motive to such combinations, by inducing an impracticability of success. An active commerce, an extensive navigation, and a flourishing marine would then be the inevitable offspring of moral and physical necessity. We might defy the little arts of little politicians to controul, or vary, the irresistible and unchangeable course of nature.
But in a State of disunion these combinations might exist, and might operate with success. It would be in the power of the maritime nations, availing themselves of our universal impotence, to prescribe the conditions of our political existence; and as they have a common interest in being our carriers, and fill more in preventing our being theirs, they would in all probability combine to embarrass our navigation in such a manner, as would in effect destroy it, and confine us to a PASSIVE COMMERCE. We should thus be compelled to content ourselves with the first price of our commodities, and to see the profits of our trade snatched from us to enrich our enemies and persecutors. That unequalled spirit of enterprize, which signals the genius of the American Merchants and Navigators, and which is in itself an inexhaustible source of national wealth, would be stifled and lost; and poverty and disgrace would overspread a country, which with wisdom might make herself the admiration and envy of the world.
There are rights of great moment to the trade of America, which are rights of the Union—I allude to the fisheries, to the navigation of the Western lakes and to that of the Mississippi. The dissolution of the confederacy would give room for delicate questions, concerning the future existence of these rights; which the interest of more powerful partners would hardly fail to solve to our disadvantage. The disposition of Spain with regard to the Mississippi needs no comment. France and Britain are concerned with us in the fisheries; and view them as of the utmost moment to their navigation. They, of course, would hardly remain long indifferent to that decided mastery of which experience has shown us to be possessed in this valuable branch of traffic; and by which we are able to undersell those nations in their own markets. What more natural, than that they should be disposed to exclude, from the lists, such dangerous competitors?
This branch of trade ought not to be considered as a partial benefit. All the navigating States may in different degrees advantageously participate in it and under circumstances of a greater extension of mercantile capital would not be unlikely to do it. As a nursery of seamen it now is, or when time shall have more nearly assimilated the principles of navigation in the several States, will become an universal resource. To the establishment of a navy it must be indispensable.
To this great national object a NAVY, union will contribute in various ways. Every institution will grow and flourish in proportion to the quantity and extent of the means concerted towards its formation and support. A navy of the United States, as it would embrace the resources of all, is an object far less remote than a navy of any single State, or partial confederacy, which would only embrace the resources of a part. It happens indeed that different portions of confederated America possess each some peculiar advantage for this essential establishment. The more southern States furnish in greater abundance certain kinds of naval stores—tar, pitch and turpentine. Their wood for the construction of ships is also of a more solid and lasting texture. The difference in the duration of the ships of which the navy might be composed, if chiefly constructed of southern wood would be of signal importance either in the view of naval strength or of national economy. Some of the southern and of the middle States yield a greater plenty of iron and of better quality. Seamen must chiefly be drawn from the northern hive. The necessity of naval protection to external or maritime commerce, does not require a particular elucidation, no more than the conduciveness of that species of commerce to the prosperity of a navy. They, by a kind of re-action, mutually beneficial, promote each other.
An unrestrained intercourse between the States themselves will advance the trade of each, by an interchange of their respective productions, not only for the supply of reciprocal wants at home, but for exportation to foreign markets. The vicina of commerce in every part will be replenished, and will acquire additional motion and vigor from a free circulation of the commodities of every part. Commercial enterprize will have much greater scope, from the diversity in the productions of different States. When the staple of one fails, from a bad harvest or unproductive crops, it can call to its aid the staple of another—the variety not less than the value of products for exportation, contributes to the activity of foreign commerce. It can be conducted upon much better terms, with a large number of materials of a given value, than with a small number of materials, of the same value; arising from the competitions of trade and from the fluctuations of markets. Particular articles may be in great demand, at certain periods, and unsaleable at others; but if there be a variety of articles it can scarcely happen that they should all be at one time in the latter predicament; and on this account the operations of the merchant would be less liable to any considerable obstruction, or stagnation. The speculative trader will at once perceive the force of these observations; and will acknowledge that the aggregate balance of the commerce of the United States would bid fair to be much more favorable, than that of the Thirteen States, without union, or with partial unions.
It may perhaps be replied to this, that whether the States are united, or disunited, there would still be an intimate intercourse between them which would answer the same ends: But this intercourse would be fettered, interrupted and narrowed by a multiplicity of causes; which in the course of these papers have been amply detailed. An unity of commercial, as well as political interests, can only result from an unity of government.
There are other points of view, in which this subject might be placed, of a striking and animating kind. But they would lead us too far into the regions of futurity, and would involve topics not proper for a newspaper discussion.—I shall briefly observe, that our situation invites, and our interest prompts us, to aim at an ascendant in the system of American affairs. The world may politically, as well as
geographically, be divided into four parts, each having a distinct set of interests. Unhappily for the other three, Europe by her arms and by her negotiations, by force and by fraud, has, in different degrees, extended her dominion over them all. Africa, Asia, and America, have successively felt her domination. The superiority, she has long maintained, has tempted her to plume herself as the Mistress of the World, and to consider the rest of mankind as created for her benefit. Men admired as profound philosophers have, in direct terms, attributed to her inhabitants a physical superiority; and have gravely asserted that all animals, and with them the human species, degenerate in America—that even dogs cease to bark after having breathed a while in our atmosphere.* Facts have too long supported these arrogant pretensions of the European: It belongs to us to vindicate the honor of the human race, and to teach that assuming brother moderation. Union will enable us to do it. Disunion will add another victim to his triumphs. Let Americans disdain to be the instruments of European greatness! Let the Thirteen States, bound together in a strict and indissoluble union, concur in erecting one great American system, superior to the controul of all trans-atlantic force or influence, and able to dictate the terms of the connection between the old and the new world!
PUBLIUS.
* Recherches philosophiques sur les Americains.
The FEDERALIST, No. 12.
To the People of the State of New-York.
THE effects of union upon the commercial prosperity of the States have been sufficiently delineated. Its tendency to promote the interests of revenue will be the subject of our present enquiry.
The prosperity of commerce is now perceived and acknowledged, by all enlightened statesmen, to be the most useful as well as the most productive source of national wealth; and has accordingly become a primary object of their political cares. By multiplying the means of gratification, by promoting the introduction and circulation of the precious metals, those darling objects of human avarice and enterprize, it serves to vivify and invigorate the channels of industry, and to make them flow with greater activity and copiousness. The assiduous merchant, the laborious husbandman, the active mechanic, and the industrious manufacturer, all orders of men look forward with eager expectation and growing alacrity to this pleasing reward of their toils. The often-agitated question, between agriculture and commerce, has from indubitable experience received a decision, which has silenced the rivalships, that once subsisted between them, and has proved to the satisfaction of their friends, that their interests are intimately blended and interwoven. It has been found, in various countries, that in proportion as commerce has flourished, land has risen in value. And how could it have happened otherwise? Could that which procures a free vent for the products of the earth—which furnishes new incitements to the cultivators of land—which is the most powerful instrument in increasing the quantity of money in a state—could that, in fine, which is the faithful handmaid of labor and industry in every shape, fail to augment the value of that article, which is the prolific parent of far the greatest part of the objects upon which they are exerted? It is astonishing, that so simple a truth should ever have had an adversary; and it is among a multitude of proofs, how apt a spirit of ill-informed jealousy, or of too great abstraction and refinement is to lead men astray from the plainest paths of reason and conviction.
The ability of a country to pay taxes must always be proportioned, in a great degree, to the quantity of money in circulation, and to the celerity with which it circulates. Commerce, contributing to both these objects, must of necessity render the payment of taxes easier, and facilitate the requisite supplies to the treasury. The hereditary dominions of the Emperor of Germany, contain a great extent of fertile, cultivated and populous territory, a large proportion of which is situated in mild and luxuriant climates. In some parts of this territory are to be found the best gold and silver mines in Europe. And yet, from the want of the fostering influence of commerce, that monarch can boast but slender revenues. He has several times been compelled to owe obligations to the pecuniary succours of other nations, for the preservation of his essential interests; and is unable, upon the strength of his own resources, to sustain a long or continued war.
But it is not in this aspect of the subject alone, that union will be seen to conduce to the purposes of revenue. There are other points of view, in which its influence will appear more immediate and decisive. It is evident from the state of the country, from the habits of the people, from the experience we have had on the point itself, that it is impracticable to raise any very considerable sums by direct taxation. Tax laws have in vain been multiplied—new methods to enforce the collection have in vain been tried—the public expectation has been uniformly disappointed, and the treasures of the States have remained empty. The popular system of administration, inherent in the nature of popular government, coinciding with the real scarcity of money, incident to a languid and mutilated state of trade, has hitherto defeated every experiment for extensive collections, and has at length taught the different Legislatures the folly of attempting them.
No person, acquainted with what happens in other countries, will be surprised at this circumstance. In so opulent a nation as that of Britain, where direct taxes from superior wealth, must be much more tolerable, and from the vigor of the government, much more practicable, than in America, far the greatest part of the national revenue is derived from taxes of the indirect kind; from imposts and from excises. Duties on imported articles form a large branch of this latter description.
In America it is evident, that we must a long time defund, for the means of revenue, chiefly on such duties. In most parts of it, excises must be confined within a narrow compass. The genius of the people will ill brook the inquisitive and peremptory spirit of excise laws. The pockets of the farmers, on the other hand, will reluctantly yield but scanty supplies in the unwelcome shape of impositions on their houses and lands. And personal property is too precarious and invisible a fund to be laid hold of in any other way, than by the imperceptible agency of taxes on consumption.
If these remarks have any foundation, that state of things, which will best enable us to improve and extend so valuable a resource, must be best adapted to our political welfare. And it cannot admit of a serious doubt, that this state of things must rest on
the basis of a general union. As far as this would be conducive to the interests of commerce, so far it must tend to the extension of the revenue to be drawn from that source. As far as it would contribute to rendering regulations for the collection of the duties more simple and efficacious, so far it must serve to answer the purposes of making the same rate of duties more productive, and of putting it in the power of the government to increase the rate, without prejudice to trade.
The relative situation of these States, the number of rivers, with which they are intersected, and of bays that wash their shores, the facility of communication in every direction, the affinity of language and manners, the familiar habits of intercourse; all these are circumstances, that would conspire to render an illicit trade between them, a matter of little difficulty, and would insure frequent evasions of the commercial regulations of each other. The separate States, or confederacies would be necessitated by mutual jealousy to avoid the temptations to that kind of trade, by the lowness of their duties. The temper of our governments, for a long time to come, would not permit those rigorous precautions, by which the European nations guard the avenues into their respective countries, as well by land as by water; and which even there are found insufficient obstacles to the adventurous stratagems of avarice.
In France there is an army of patrols (as they are called) constantly employed to secure their fiscal regulations against the inroads of the dealers in contraband trade. Mr. Necker computes the number of these patrols at upwards of twenty thousand. This shews the immense difficulty in preventing that species of traffic, where there is an inland communication, and places in a strong light the disadvantages with which the collection of duties in this country would be encumbered, if by disunion the States should be placed in a situation, with respect to each other, resembling that of France with respect to her neighbours. The arbitrary and vexatious powers with which the patrols are necessarily armed would be intolerable in a free country.
If on the contrary, there be but one government pervading all the States, there will be as to the principal parts of our commerce but ONE SIDE to guard, the ATLANTIC COAST. Vessels arriving directly from foreign countries, laden with valuable cargoes, would rarely choose to hazard themselves to the complicated and critical perils, which would attend attempts to unlade prior to their coming into port. They would have to dread both the dangers of the coast, and of detection as well after as before their arrival at the places of their final destination. An ordinary degree of vigilance would be competent to the prevention of any material infractions upon the rights of the revenue. A few armed vessels, judiciously stationed at the entrances of our ports, might at a small expence be made useful centinels of the laws. And the government having the same interests to provide against violations every where, the co-operation of its measures in each State would have a powerful tendency to render them effectual. Here also we should preserve by union an advantage which nature holds out to us, and which would be relinquished, by separation. The United States lie at a great distance from Europe, and at a considerable distance from all other places with which they would have extensive connections of foreign trade. The passage from them to us, in a few hours, or in a single night, as between the coasts of France and Britain, and of other neighbouring nations, would be impracticable. This is a prodigious security against a direct contraband with foreign countries; but a circuitous contraband to one State, through the medium of another, would be both easy and safe. The difference between a direct importation from abroad and an indirect importation, through the channel of a neighbouring State, in small parcels, according to time and opportunity, with the additional facilities of inland communication, must be palpable to every man of discernment.
It is therefore, evident, that one national government would be able, at much less expence, to extend the duties on imposts, beyond comparison further, than would be practicable to the States separately, or to any partial confederacies: Hitherto I believe it may safely be asserted, that these duties have not upon an average exceeded in any State three per cent. In France they are estimated to be about fifteen per cent. and in Britain they exceed this proportion*. Their seems to be nothing to hinder their being increased in this country, to at least treble their present amount. The single article of ardent spirits, under Federal regulation, might be made to furnish a considerable revenue. Upon a ratio to the importation into this State, the whole quantity imported into the United States may be estimated as four millions of Gallons; which at a shilling per gallon would produce two hundred thousand pounds. That article would well bear this rate of duty; and if it should tend to diminish the consumption of it, such an effect would be equally favorable to the agriculture, to the economy, to the morals and to the health of the society. There is perhaps nothing so much a subject of national extravagance, as these spirits.
What will be the consequence, if we are not able to avail ourselves of the resource in question in its full extent? A nation cannot long exist without revenue. Defitute of this essential support, it must resign its independence and sink into the degraded condition of a province. This is an extremity to which no government will of choice accede. Revenue therefore must be had at all events. In this country, if the principal part be not drawn from commerce, it must fall with oppressive weight upon land. It has been already intimated, that excises in their true signification are too little in unison with the feelings of the people, to admit of great use being made of that mode of taxation, nor indeed, in the States where almost the sole employment is agriculture, are the objects, proper for excise sufficiently numerous to permit very ample collections in that way. Personal estate, (as has been before remarked) from the difficulty of tracing it cannot be subjected to large contributions, by any other means, than by taxes on consumption. In populous cities, it may be enough the subject of conjecture, to occasion the oppression of individuals, without much aggregate benefit to the State; but beyond these circles it must in a great measure escape the eye and the hand of the tax-gatherer. As the necessities of the State, nevertheless, must be satisfied, in some mode or other, the defect of other resources must throw the principal weight of the public burthens on the possessors of land. And as, on the other hand, the wants of the government can never obtain an adequate supply, unless all the sources of revenue are open to its demands, the finances of the com-
* If my memory be right they amount to 20 per cent.

manity under such embarrassments, cannot be put into a situation consistent with its respectability, or its security. Thus we shall not have the consolation of a full treasury at once for the oppression of that valuable class of the citizens, who are employed in the cultivation of the soil. But public and private distress will keep pace with each other in gloomy concert; and unite in deploving the infatuation of those councils, which led to disunion.
P U B L I U S.
New-York, November 27.
Yesterday, being the anniversary of the evacuation of this city by the British troops, in 1783, the same was appointed in Orders, for the annual review of General MALCOM's Brigade of Militia. In the morning, the regiments mustered at their several regimental parades, and marched into Queen-Street; where they formed the brigade—from whence they marched to a field assigned for their reception. The troops were reviewed by His Excellency the Commander in Chief, and several other personages of rank and distinction. They were likewise inspected by the proper Officers. The Legion, (composed of the uniformed troops of the respective regiments, and Col. Bauman's corps of Artillery) performed, in the presence of a numerous concourse of spectators, a variety of firings and evolutions, with great celerity and exactitude. The Legion, on this occasion, was commanded by Lieut. Col. Lewis.
We learn, by the latest advices from Europe, that the Prussian army had made an attack on the patriotic forces near Amsterdam, and were repulsed with considerable loss.
We hear that His Excellency General WASHINGTON has consented to represent the county of Fairfax, in Virginia, in the State convention of that commonwealth, which is to take into consideration the new federal government.
Virginia has directed a Convention to meet in May next, with powers not only to accept or reject, but to amend the new Constitution.
Tuesday last, was the day appointed for the meeting of the Convention, elected by the people of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of considering the proposed plan of government for the United States.
Part of a letter from a young American in London to his friends in America, Aug. 14. 1787.
"Notwithstanding all that has been said, and all I had read of London, I was perfectly sick of it in three weeks. Every man here seems to make it his study to discover whether a stranger has money or not. If he has, he pays some attention to him; if the contrary he wishes to have nothing farther to do with him. In this city it is almost as easy to get a good estate as a good acquaintance. Families in London, I am told, seldom contract any great intimacy till the third or at least the second generation. So shy are the Londoners of letting a stranger into their houses, that one would think they regarded all such as thieves and sharpers. The French I have found the very reverse: being a stranger among them entitles you to the better place and to the greater share of civility; and if you wear but the appearance of a gentleman, they never suspect you are not one. It is however necessary, both here and in France, to study a long time in the academy of compliments . No man here dares venture into the presence of his superiors, or attempts going in or out of a room without a previous education for that purpose. Nor can he salute in the street, walk gracefully, present any thing to another; or can a lady even venture to move her fan, without being previously taught. A fellow here that can jump up and flourish his toes three times before he comes to the ground, is sure of making his fortune; for this plain reason, that the Londoners in general pay much more attention to the heels than the head."
Extract of a letter from Queen Anne's county, (Maryland) November 12.
"You tell me of the beauties of the new constitution, and that great part of your State are for adopting it,—but this is quite different with our people; nobody now supposes that it will go down in this State, without a bill of rights, and very material alterations. You say, that General Washington's name will force it down in all the States—but you are as much mistaken in that, as I was: I find that our Southern States are clearer on this head than any other, that the greatest names ought not to prejudice any man in such an important business; but you will say to this, that the greatest prophet has no honor in his own country. I am often told, when I am arguing with them, that the General would not wish people to adopt it because his name is prefixed to it, and some have told me that the General, Mr. Franklin, and some others, did only sign as witnesses, and that they had no hand in forming it; I have heard the people Mr. Wilson's speech which you sent me, but I find it does not answer here—pray send me some good, sound, plain, argumentative pieces, for I am looked very slyly at frequently, and I am afraid that there must be some cause for it: Please inform me how I shall get over this sweeping clause, as they call it, viz. "That the constitution and laws of Congress are to have the power of regulating every thing in the State, and to be the supreme law of the land, any thing in the constitution or laws of any of the States to the contrary notwithstanding;" for in their arguing for a bill of rights they always throw up this in the way, among other objections. Every body I see from Virginia, informs me, that all is going against us all over that State, and they tell me, that there has been a trial of the proposed plan in a court-house there; when the business of the court was over, the lawyers divided themselves for and against, judges and jury were appointed, when, after several hours debating on both sides, before hundreds of people, the jury, without going out of court, gave their verdict against it unanimously."
Arrivals since our Last.
Ship Jenny , Smith, Cork. Brig Sally , Moore, Londonderry. Sloop Lady Hayley , Tillingham, Rhode-Island.
The Printers are sorry that occasion offers to apologize, to their indulgent customers, for the appearance of this day's paper. It was unavoidable— they being disappointed of an expected supply. However, they hope, that its future appearance, will amply compensate for the present.
The Trustees of Columbia College, in the city of New-York, are hereby notified to meet at the Hall of the said College, on Monday the 3d of December next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. By order, ROBERT HARPUR , Clerk.
To be Sold at Public Auction,
At the Coffee-House, on Friday the 30th instant,
At 1 o'clock,
THE BRIGANTINE
L I B E R T Y,
With her Tackle, Furniture, and Apparel. By order of the Court of Admiralty.
J. GRAHAM , Marshal. New-York, Nov. 26, 1787. 53 4
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
B O O K S ;
among which are, ELEGANT folio family bibles, with near 200 cuts in each; Burkit on the new testament, Brown's self-interpreting bible, 2 vols; Cruden's concordance, Warden's system of divinity, Whitby's commentary, Blair's, Carr's, Erkin's, Boston's, Wilton's, Atterbury's, &c. sermons; Neilson's festivals, Cullen's, Duncan's, and Hoffman's, practice of physic; Van Swieten's commentaries, 18 vols. Boerhaave's aphorisms, 6 vols. Smellie, and Hamilton's midwifery; Leake on the diseases of women, 2 vols. Quincey's medical lexicon, 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 Stone's Euclid; Love's surveying, Guthrie's and Salmon's geographical grammars; Johnson's, Sheridan's, Ashe'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, Hutton's mensuration, Hawney's measures.
Besides the above, a great variety, consisting of History, Divinity, Law, Philosophy, Mathematics, Biography, Geography, Poetry, Phyic, Surgery, Agriculture, Nautical Books, Dictionaries, Architecture, Novels, Miscellanies, Plays, &c.
Also, an excellent Assortment of
S T A T I O N A R Y, 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, States, lead and slate Pencils, Penknives, elegant Shoe Buckles, Melling Cards, &c. &c.
*** Commissions from the Country thankfully received, and carefully executed. 53 5
By order of the Honorable Richard Morris, Esquire Chief Justice of the State of New-York.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of Christian Valkenburgh, an insolvent debtor, to appear before the said Chief Justice, at his chambers situate in Nassau-street, in the north ward of the city of New-York, by Monday the twenty-fourth day of December next, to shew cause if any they have, why an assignment of the said debtor's estate should not be made, for the benefit of all his creditors, and he be discharged, according to the form of the act, entitled, "an act for the relief of insolvent debtors, passed the 13th day of April, 1786. Dated, this 26 day of November, 1787. 2 53 8 CHRISTIAN VALKENBURGH.
JOHN HUNT,
No. 22, Great-Dock-Street,
INTENDING to decline his present mode of business; that he may do it with greater facility, purposed to dispose of his store of GOODS , by retail as well as at wholesale , extremely cheap, for cash or for good notes payable in the city; they consist principally of the following articles, viz.
A variety of double purple calicoes; black, blue, green and cloth coloured moreens, and tabbareens; 1-2 ell cloth col. green, plumbe col. and pink col. camblets; blue and pink col. calicoes; green and blue durants and tamies; black and blue antaloons; fine bordered linen and cambric handkerchiefs: black modes and persians; long lawns; German linens, dowlas and ozanbrigs, cotton flamoile and checks, flowered drawbros, plain muslins, britannias, cashmeres, womens purple and other col. lamb gloves and mitts, womens cotton hose, men and youths thread do. white and brown buckram and glazed linens; fools cap and quarto post and common writing paper, Holland quills, ivory combs, Scotch, stitching, coloured and darning thread; shirt buttons, Dutch lace, bobbins, filleting tapes, sewing silk, quality and those bindings, Harlem oil, tea kettles, frying pans, Holland powder, &c. &c. 47
The following CERTIFICATES
WILL be sold for CASH , or LANDED PROPERTY in the city of New-York:
11,000 dollars Continental Loan-Office certificates, mostly of the State of New-York.
1000 dollars in facilities.
17,000 dollars in continental bills of the first and second emission.
500. Pennsylvania State certificates, drawing interest payable at six months, at six per cent. per annum.
Direct a line for A. B. to be left at the Printing-Office. If the offer suits, the holder may then be known. October 18. 49
By order of the Hon. Richard Morris, Esq. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New-York.
NOTICE is hereby given to Samuel Marsh, surviving partner of Samuel Marsh and Giles Hudson, late of the city of London, merchants, an absent debtor, and all others whom it may concern; that on application, and due proof made to him the said Chief Justice, pursuant to the directions of the Law of the State of New-York, entitled "an act for relief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the 4th of April, 1786: He hath directed all the estate, real and personal, within the State of New-York, of the said Samuel Marsh, to be seized; and that unless the said Samuel Marsh doth discharge his debts within one year after this public notice, of such seizure, all his estate, real and personal, will be sold for the payment and satisfaction of his creditors. New-York, June 22, 1787. 12f 31 4 7
At a Court of Probates of the State of New-York, held at the Probate office in the city of New-York, on the 20th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1787:
P R E S E N T,
The Hon. Peter Ogilvie, Esq. Judge of the said Court:
WHEREAS Jane Crage executrix of John Crage, late of the precinct of Memecating, in the county of Ulster, yeoman, deceased, hath by her petition presented to the said Judge set forth, that the said John Crage was at the time of his death, seized of a real estate within this State; that the petitioner had made a just and true account of the personal estate and debts of the said John Crage as far as she had been able to discover the same, and that thereby it appeared that the personal estate of her said testator, was insufficient to pay his debts, and therefore requested the aid of the said Judge in the premises, according to the directions of the act entitled, "An act for the relief of creditors against heirs, devisees, executors and administrators, and for proving wills respecting real estates;" and the said petitioner hath delivered to the said Judge the account in the said petition mentioned: Hereupon it is ordered by the said Judge, that all persons interested in the estate of the said John Crage do appear before the Judge of the said Court of Probates, at the Probate-Office in the city of New-York, on the 10th day of Jan. next, to shew cause if any they have, why so much of the real estate whereof the said John Crage died seized, should not be sold as will be sufficient to pay his debts. 1 53 4 PETER OGILVIE.
At a Court of Probates of the State of New-York, held at the Probate-Office, in the city of New-York, on the 20th day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.
P R E S E N T,
The Honorable Peter Ogilvie, Esquire, Judge of the said Court.
WHEREAS Lydia Gault, administratrix of Matthew Gault, late of Rumbout precinct, in Dutchess county, deceased, hath by her petition, presented to the said Judge, set forth; that the said Matthew Gault was at the time of his death, seized of a real estate, within this State; that the Petitioner has made a just and true account, of the personal estate and debts of the said Matthew Gault, as far as she had been able to discover the same, and that thereby it appeared, that the personal estate of her said intestate, was insufficient to pay his debts, and therefore requested the aid of the said Judge in the premises, according to the direction of the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of creditors, against Heirs, Devisees, Executors and Administrators, and for proving wills respecting real estates;" and the said petitioner hath delivered to the said Judge, the account in the said petition mentioned: Hereupon it is ordered by the said Judge, that all persons interested in the estate of the said Matthew Gault, do appear before the Judge of the said Court of Probates, at the Probate-Office in the city of New-York, on the tenth day of January next, to shew cause, if any they have, why so much of the real estate whereof the said Matthew Gault, died seized should not be sold, as will be sufficient to pay his debts. 1 53 4 PETER OGILVIE.
F O R S A L E,
On advantageous terms for Cash, or in exchange for a House in New-York:
A Valuable FARM of well improved Land, containing about 130 acres, situated about four miles from Morristown. The farm speaks for itself, on seeing it, will immediately give satisfaction to the Farmer, the Gentleman or Trader, for its prospect: The soil, roads, water, may challenge any for its size—for the many advantages attending it—for raising any kind of produce, or for trade, or a gentleman's seat: Has on it a two story House, cieled and plastered, with two kitchens, a small Grist and Saw-mill, two out-houses for families, a barn and fowl house, an excellent well of water, springs, a constant running stream of pure water, for washing or bleaching, no orchards, meadows, woods, &c.—Will give very satisfaction to the industrious. For particulars apply to G. Duyckinck , No. 23, at the corner of King and Smith-streets, New-York.
Also, A Commodious Dwelling-House , in Morristown, suitable for a gentleman or merchant, a two story house with wings annexed to it, extends near 100 feet front, a large well fenced court-yard in front, and an out-house for a small family, a barn, a well, all in good order; gardens and a small grass field, with a few fruit-trees. The house or stand is situated in the centre of Morristown—a dry road in the worst of times in the wet season. The whole to be sold on the same terms as above-mentioned.
N. B. The above dwelling-house being empty at present, will be let at a moderate rent to a careful family. 49
F O R S A L E,
By Murray, Mumford, and Bowen, No. 20, Peck-slip.
BEST Russia hemp, Ravens duck, 300 quintals dry codfish, 50 boxes spermaceti candles, 30 boxes tallow do. a quantity of molasses, beef, strained sperm oil, liver or train do. ground ginger in barrels, St. Croix sugar first quality, Nants brandy, York rum, rod. nails, best Holland powder, sheet cork, pickled codfish, mackerel, writing paper, mens hose, bohea tea in whole, half and quarter chests; thyson tea, a large anchor, and 4000 dollars New-York Final Settlement notes. 44 8
NOTICE is hereby given, that on Monday the 17th of December next, at the house of William Seton, No. 12, Hanover-square, a division will be made of the money which shall have come to our hands as assignees of the estate of Isaac Gouverneur, junior, as surviving partner of the house of Curson and Gouverneur. All the creditors of the said house of Curson and Gouverneur, are requested to meet on Monday the 10th day of December next, at the house of William Seton aforesaid, to examine and ascertain the debts due to them respectively, according to the intent and meaning of the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th April, 1786.
WILLIAM SETON, JOHN LAWRENCE, } Assignees. 47
Four Pounds Reward,
L O S T,
ON Wednesday the 7th inst. in New-York or between Brooklyn-ferry and Jamaica, a number of BILLS of the present paper money, wrapped up in a piece of paper, upon which was a direction to Smith Ramage of Dublin; they consisted of ten of four pounds, two of two pounds, and four pounds fifteen shillings in twenty and five shilling bills. Whoever will deliver the said bills to Capt. Henry Dawson at Brooklyn, Edward Bardin at Jamaica, or to Samuel Loudon, No. 5, Water-street, shall receive the above reward. 48
New-York Air Furnace.
PETER T. CURTENIUS, & Co.
HAVE repaired the New-York Air Furnace, and have procured the best workmen, together with the necessary apparatus to carry on the Manufactory of cast iron in the completest and best manner.
Castings made in an Air Furnace, are allowed by all who are acquainted with the nature of Foundries, to be better than what is made in a Blast Furnace; because, in an Air Furnace the ware is made out of the softest and best pig metal, and by its being melted a second time, the scoria, or dross, is expelled, and nothing but the pure metal remains. In a Blast Furnace, the castings are made out of the first smelting of the crude ore, and are more or less mixed with dross, which subjects the ware to be rough and spungy, and often full of cold shuts: The difference, in short, is nearly the same as that between refined and bloomery iron.—The ware they have made is allowed, by good judges to be as light, as smooth and as good as any imported from Europe. This consideration alone, of the ware being as good as the foreign, is a sufficient inducement for an American, to give the preference to the manufactures of his own country; but a more powerful argument for the purchaser to give it a preference is, that it can be afforded (and will be sold) cheaper than the imported ware, all foreign castings being subject to a duty of six per cent. on importation.
The WARE, manufactured at this FURNACE,
consists of the following Articles, viz.
  POTS and kettles of various sizes, from one to fifteen gallons,  carvings,    Tea kettles,  Chimney-backs,    Pye pans,  Ships cabouses of the new construction, with bake ovens in them, in which the same fire that roasts and boils the meat, bakes the bread,    Skillets,  Mill rounds and Gudgeons,    Griddles,  Saw-mill cranks,    Pot-ash kettles and Coolers,  Calcining plates for making pearl-ashes,    Whaling kettles,  Cast iron screws for fulling and paper-mills,    Boilers for tallow-chandlers and sugar-works,  Fullers plates cast to any size that may be wanted,    Stoves for sugar-bakers,  Sash-weights,    Mill-cafes,  Forge-hammers and Anvils,    Cast bars for sugar-works and distilleries,  Plow-plates,    Rollers and shears for flitting-mills,  Half hundreds,    Hearth and jamb plates, cast agreeable to any pattern that may be sent;  Quarters,    Close stoves for work-shops,  Fourteen and seven pound weights,    Franklin stoves neatly decorated with carved work,  Cart, waggon, coach, phaton, chair and full key boxes, &c. &c.    Bathstove -grates elegantly ornamented with   
N. B. Persons who want any backs or other ware , cast agreeable to particular patterns, will please to send their patterns and orders to the FURNACE , near Mr. Atlee's Brewery, or leave them at the house of Peter T. Curtenius , No. 48, Great Dock-street, near the Exchange. New-York, October 18, 1787. 43
William Guest,
C U R R I E R,
No. 13, Ferry-street,
HAS now on hand, Boot Legs, an assortment of Upper Leather, and a quantity of good Sole Leather—Also, takes in leather to curry, from the country, and is determined to use his utmost endeavours to give satisfaction to his employers; taking his pay in half Jersey, and half York currency . 20 3ra
LAND-OFFICE.
THE subscriber having at much pain and cost, acquired a knowledge of the situation, circumstances, and properties of the different townships of the State of Vermont, with the proprietors meetings, and taxes which have been levied by each town for several years past; will, on the shortest notice, for a reasonable compensation, give intelligence to any claimants of lands in Vermont, of their situation.
Wm. BLODGET. N. B. Land bought and sold—maps and drafts of any part of the State done on the shortest notice, with accuracy. Beaufington, Nov. 5, 1787. 52 3m
F O R S A L E,
THAT NOTED STAND for business, situate in New-Brunswick, State of New-Jersey, consisting of a good stone dwelling-house, merchant-shop, store-house, bake-house with a good oven, stables, garden and a large lot containing 163 feet in front, and in rear extends to low water mark; with a good convenient wharf, to which may be carried eight feet water at common tides, and spring-tides nine and ten feet water; also the one half of a New Sloop. For terms apply to the subscriber on the premises, or to Wm. Hillyer No. 6, Little Water-street, New-York.
N. B. It will be sold for Jersey money or part in goods.
PETER TEN EYCK. New-Brunswick, Nov. 5, 1787. 52 6
ALL Persons are hereby forbid to trust any one on my account, without my special order, as I will not pay any debts, otherwise contracted. GEORGE CROOKSHANK. November 18. 55 2

CITY OF NEW-YORK, 5. A SSIZE of bread as established the 24th October, 1787.—A loaf of fine wheat flour to weigh 5 oz. for six pence: A loaf of like flour to weigh 1 lb. 2 1/2 oz. for three pence.
P URSUANT to an act of the Legislature of the State of New-York, entitled, "An act for relief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the 4th of April, 1786; notice is hereby given, that we Robert Bowne, John Murray, and John Murray, jun. have been duly appointed trustees for all the creditors of Ebenezer Greary, the elder, of Lebanon in the State of Connecticut, Ebenezer Greary, the younger, now or late of Basinghall-street in London, in the Kingdom of Great Britain, Henry Champion of Norwich, in the State of Connecticut aforesaid, Eneas Greary, late of the city of New-York, merchants, and partners in trade, absent debtors; and we do, pursuant to the directions of the said act, hereby require all persons who are indebted to the said Ebenezer Greary, the elder, Ebenezer Greary, the younger, Henry Champion, and Eneas Greary, by the tenth day of November next ensuing the date hereof, to pay all such sum or sums of money, or other debt, duty or thing which they owe to the said absent debtors; which he, she or they may have in his, her or their hands, power or custody, unto us the said trustees, and all the creditors of the said Ebenezer Greary, the elder, Ebenezer Greary, the younger, Henry Champion, and Eneas Greary, by the first day of May next, to deliver to us the said trustees, or any one or more of us, their respective accounts and demands against the said absent debtors. Given under our hands the 19th day of October, 1787.
ROBERT BOWNE, JOHN MURRAY, } Trustees. JOHN MURRAY, jun.
By order of the Hon. Richard Morris, Esq. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New-York:
N OTICE is hereby given to John Antill, late of the city of New-York in the State of New-York, Esq. an absent debtor, and to all others whom it may concern, that upon application and due proof made to the said Chief Justice, pursuant to an act of the Legislature, entitled, "An act for relief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the 4th day of April, 1786, by a creditor of the said John Antill; he the said Chief Justice, has directed all his the said John Antill's estate real and personal within this State to be seized, and that unless he shall discharge his debts within one year after the publication of this notice, all his estate, real and personal, will be sold for the payment and satisfaction of his creditors.
Dated at the city of New-York, this 19th day of October, in the year of our Lord 1787. 1 43 6
At a Court of Chancery held at the Chancellor's Chambers in the city of New-York, the ninth day of October, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.
P R E S E N T The Hon. Robert R. Livingston, Esq. Chancellor. In Chancery. Lawrence Hewlett, James Willett and Leonard Lawrence, Executors of the last will and testament of John Willett, deceased, Complainants.
John Van Lew, Defendant. F ORASMUCH as it appears to this Honorable Court, that a bill has been filed therein, by Lawrence Hewlett, James Willett, and Leonard Lawrence, Executors of the last will and testament of John Willett, deceased, mortgagee, against the Defendant, John Van Lew, mortgagor, to obtain a decree for the sale of certain premises therein mentioned to have been mortgaged by the said defendant, John Van Lew, to the said John Willett—whereupon process of subpoena to appear and answer, hath been duly issued and returned, and that the said defendant, John Van Lew, hath not entered his appearance in this suit, as according to the rules of this court the same ought to have been done, in case the said process had been duly served—and an affidavit having been made to the satisfaction of this court, that the said defendant, John Van Lew, has withdrawn himself out of this State, and cannot, upon due enquiry, be found within the same, so as to be served with the said process, which issued on the filing of the bill of complaint in this cause. Wherefore it is ordered, on motion of Mr. Bogert, of counsel for the Complainants, that the said John Van Lew appear to the said bill in three months from the date hereof; and in default thereof, that the Complainants said bill be taken pro confesso, to the end that a decree may be made for a sale of the said mortgaged premises, or such part thereof as to this court shall appear just and right.—And it is further ordered, that a copy of this order be inserted in at least two of the public newspapers printed in the State of New-York, for the space of eight weeks successively. Extract from the minutes, 1 47 8 W. COCK, Register.
J U S T A R R I V E D, An assortment of W R I T I N G - P A P E R, A MONGST which are 80 reams post or letter paper, folio and quarto, gilt, plain & mourning. Also, a large assortment of Holland dressed quills, large and common, will be sold on very moderate terms for cash, by the thousand or smaller quantity, by S. LOUDON, No. 5, Water-Street. N. B. An elegant set of Voltaire's Works, 39 volumes, to be sold at the same place.
A L S O, Just come to hand; the Political, European, Ladies and Country Magazines, for May, June, and July. Likewise the American Museum and the Columbian Magazines.
W HEREAS, FANNY the wife of the subscriber, has wantonly, and without just cause of provocation, eloped from his bed and board—these are therefore, to caution the public not to credit her on his account, as he is determined not to be accountable for any debts she may contract.
Nov. 9th, 1787. Aaron Gilbert, jun. 50 3
P UBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an act of the Governor, the Council and the General Assembly of the late colony, now State of New-York, passed the nineteenth day of March, 1774, entitled, "An Act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," that on Friday the fourth day of January next, will be sold on the premises to the highest bidder, the fee simple of all the three Tracts of Land, now in the possession of Andrew Miller, lying in the township of Brook-Haven, in Suffolk county, on Nassau-island, and bounded as follows: One tract, on the north by lands belonging to John Woodhull, Esq. on the west by lands belonging to Timothy and Ebenezer Miller, on the east by the south road, and on the south by the sheep pasture lots.—Also, one other tract, bounded, on the north by the wading river road, on the west by lands lately belonging to the late Solomon Davis, and on the east by lands belonging to Philip Rod, and southwardly by the country road, containing about a hundred and fifty acres more or less.—Also, one other piece or parcel of land, already mortgaged to Phillip Rod, bounded, southerly by the road, and eastwardly by lands belonging to John Woodhull, westerly by lands belonging to Ebenezer Miller, northwardly by the bank on the sound, containing about forty acres be the same more or less, with the buildings thereon, which sale will be made by virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the twenty-ninth and thirtieth days of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, for securing the payment of two hundred and thirteen pounds, twelve shillings (with a power of sale therein contained) from the said Andrew Miller, to William Floyd. Deeds of conveyance after sale will be executed to the purchaser pursuant to the said power, by Wm. FLOYD. June 30, 1787. 1 11 6m
F O R S A L E, By Nicholas Hoffman and Son, No. 12, Little Dock-street; A Parcel excellent dryed Hides, A few casks of Linseed Oil, 80 pieces Russia Duck, blue mark, 6 by 8 and 7 by 9 Window Glass.
Public Securities. CASH and the highest price given for all kinds of PUBLIC SECURITIES. Final Settlement Certificates, Facilities, Nourse's, Pickering's, Bancker's and Barber's NOTES. Apply at No. 40, Wall-street, four doors from the corner of Queen-street. 2 700 6m
W E S T C H E S T E R, 4. P UBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that, by virtue of a writ to me directed, issued out of the Court of Chancery for this State, I shall expose to sale at PUBLIC VENDUE , on the seventh day of January next, at two o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, at the dwelling-house of John Mandeville, innkeeper, at Peek's-Kill, in the said county of Westchester, a certain farm or parcel of land with the appurtenances, and which, in the mortgage of the same, from William Baily to Philip Schuyler, is described as follows, that is to say: All that certain piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the manor of Cortlandt and county of Westchester, being part of river lot, number eight, and begins by a maple tree standing on the west side of the post road, by a mud bridge to the southward of Van Tassel's house; from thence west forty chains to the upper part of a creek, commonly known by the Indian name of Managh; then down along the said creek, as it now runs, to a ditch; from thence along said ditch, about south fifty-three degrees east, to a stake with stones on the upland, it being Francis Lent's northerly bounds of his meadow; thence down along the upland and meadow to a stake standing four chains to the northward of the mouth of the said creek Managh; from said stake north seventy-seven degrees east seven chains; then south fifteen degrees west seven chains and twenty links to a marked tree; then south fifty-one degrees west two chains and fifty links to Hudson's River; then down along the said river about seven chains to a stake with stones; then south sixty-five degrees east about eight chains to Francis Lent's south-west corner; then north fifty degrees east ninety chains to Francis Lent's north-west corner; then about north eleven degrees west to the place where it first begun; containing two hundred and sixty-five acres, two roods, in all. Given under my hand the nineteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven. 1 49 7 JOHN THOMAS, Sheriff.
To be Sold at Private Sale, T WO FLOUR-BOLTS and BOXES, constructed to be moved in an easy manner, a fine one, and a coarse one for cornell, warranted good, fitting for a Bolter or Miller, also a scale and weights and a number of bags; the reason of sale is, the Subscriber being suited with a place in the country, declines carrying on business in town. Also, to be LET cheap to a good tenant, from now till May next, and immediate possession given, a two story HOUSE, with six rooms besides the kitchen, a cellar under the whole, and a good bake-oven, suitable for a man of that business or any other, and in a pleasant situation for a gentleman.—Enquire of the subscriber on the premises in Dyes-street, four doors from Colonel Stoughtenburgh's. November 5, 1787. DANIEL GREEN. 48 6
B L A N K B O O K S. L EDGERS, journals, waste books, invoice books, letter books, well bound and lettered; imperial, royal, medium or fool's cap paper. Also, receipt books, memorandum books, pocket books, and a great variety of stationary, amongst which are several thousand Best HOLLAND QUILLS, which will be sold at moderate prices, by S. LOUDON.
N OTICE is hereby given according to the form of an act of the Legislature of the late colony of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed the 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1774:—That on the 25th day of March next ensuing the date hereof, at 12 o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be Sold at Public Auction upon the premises, the fee simple of all the one equal fourth part of all that certain messuage and Lot of Ground situate lying and being in Montgomery-ward, in the city of New-York, on the northeasterly side of the slip commonly called Beckman's-slip, and bounded on the front to the street or pier that runs along the said northeasterly side of Beckman's-slip aforesaid, and contains in front 46 feet 3 inches, and bounded on the southerly side by the ground now or late belonging to James Jauncey, and containing in length on that side, 36 feet 3 inches, and in the rear by the lot of ground now or late belonging to George Peterson, and containing in length in the rear, 36 feet, then bounded northerly 19 feet 6 inches on the kitchen or building lately belonging to Catherine Beckman, then bounded northeasterly by the said kitchen, 10 feet 9 inches, & bounded northerly by the gangway lying between the house hereby granted and released and the house or northerly side thereof lately belonging to the said Catherine Beckman as aforesaid, to the front of the said lot, together with all & singular the privileges, advantages, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in any wise appertaining; which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the same premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the 9th and 10th days of December, in the year of our Lord 1784, with a power to sell therein contained, from James William Payne, of the county of Dutchess and State of New-York, to the subscribers Thomas Randall, Robert R. Randall, James A. Stewart and Alexander Stewart, and deeds of conveyance will be thereupon executed to the purchaser pursuant to the said power, by Thomas Randall, Robert R. Randall, James A. Stewart, Alexander Stewart. New-York, Sept. 21, 1787. 1 33
P UBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an act of the Governor, Council, and General Assembly of the late colony of New-York, passed the 19th day of March, 1774, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates:"—That on Saturday the 23d day of February next, will be Sold at the Merchants Coffee-House in the city of New-York, between the hours of eleven in the morning, and one in the afternoon of the same day, by public auction, to the highest bidder or bidders; ALL that certain piece or parcel of Land, situate lying & being in the outward of the city of New-York, being the one equal half of lots number 1242 to 1249 inclusive, as the same are described in a certain map or chart of the estate late the property of James Delancey, Esq. made by Evert Bancker, bounded southerly by Pump-street, westerly by Sixth-street, northerly by lot number 1250, and easterly by the other equal half of the said hereby described lots, sold by the Commissioners of Forfeitures, to Peter Ogilvie: And also, a term of nineteen years from the 27th day of October last, of and in all that certain lot, piece or parcel of ground, situate lying and being in Montgomery Ward, in the said city of New-York, on the north side of Cherry-street, bounded southerly by said Cherry-street, westerly by land now or late of Jane Hamilton, northerly by the lands of the heirs of Albert Herring, deceased, and easterly by land of Jeremiah Leaming, containing in breadth in front and rear, 16 feet 8 inches, and in length on each side, 100 feet, subject to an annual ground rent of 20l. in Spanish milled dollars, at eight shillings per dollar, or the value thereof in gold, payable half yearly; which premises and term were mortgaged by John Keating and Ann his wife, to Daniel McCormick, of the city of New-York, merchant, by indenture bearing date the twenty-seventh day of October, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, to secure the payment of three hundred and forty-two pounds three shillings and four pence, principal, with lawful interest from the twenty-sixth day of February, 1785, and are to be sold by virtue of a power for that purpose, contained in the said indenture.—The conditions will be made known at the day and place of sale. Dated 20th August, 1787. 1 25 6m
Wm. Backhouse & Co. No. 15, Duke-street, have F O R S A L E, R ED Port Wine, shipped by the Royal Port Company, the quality of whose wines, experience has shown to be superior to any imported into America. A L S O, Choice Faval Wines four years old, Madeira, Lisbon, Teneriffe, & Malaga, } W I N E S. Liverpool Crockery Ware, twenty quarter casks old SHERRY WINE, to be sold cheap for cash. August 14. 23
F O R S A L E, on Reasonable Terms By Edmund Prior, No. 195, Queen-street. A FEW bales low priced Broad Cloths, mostly blue; ALSO, A few hogheads of very good Philadelphia made Snuff, and a quantity of Spermaceti Candles. 45
L O S T, A MINIATURE PICTURE, not set, folded up in paper. Whoever has taken it up, shall have a handsome reward, and the thanks of the owner, by delivering it to the Printers. 50
Public Auction, if not Sold before at Private Sale, At the Coffee-house, at twelve o'clock, on Tuesday the first day of February 1788, to be entered upon the first day of May next; T HE pleasantly situated House and Land of the late Ludwig Bumper, deceased, in the township of Brooklyn, opposite to the city of New-York. As it is so well known to many gentlemen, it needs no further recommendation. For further particulars, enquire of Jacob and Charles Doughy, at Brooklyn, and John Anderson, in New-York, executors, who will give a good executors deed, as the above estate is clear of incumbrance. Also, to be Sold at Public Auction, on the premises, if not sold at private sale before, on Wednesday the second day of February 1788, two Tenements and eight Lots of Ground in New-York, in Chapel-street,—to be entered on the first day of May 1788. For further particulars enquire as above. Also, to be Sold at Private Sale, four Lots of Land, lot No. 14, 959 acres, No. 8, 1227, No. 3, 5996, No. 13, 3571 acres, in Hardenburgh's patent, in Ulster County, either in whole lots or in lots of two hundred acres, as will best suit the purchaser. All persons that have any demands against the above estate, are requested to bring in their accounts to Charles Doughy properly attested, in order to receive payment, by the first of January next; and all those that are indebted to the above estate, are requested to pay their debts, by the first day of May next, or their accounts will be put into the hands of Attorney. Jacob Sharpe, Charles Doughy, } Executors to the above estate. John Anderson, } 1 45 14
F O R S A L E, By Robert Johnston, No. 14, Water-Street, in the house formerly occupied by Col. Samuel Ogden: a large and general assortment of IRON CASTINGS , among which are the following, viz. I RON hollow ware of all sizes, potash kettles cast with bottom down, clock and window weights, griddles, tea kettles large and small, bake pans, do. cart, waggon, coach, phaeton and chair boxes, 56, 28, 14 and 1 lb. weight, finished with rings, mortars and pestles, sad irons, Franklin stoves large and small, Rittenhouse do. ten and six plate do. close stoves with pipes, Sharp's new invented stoves, grates, Canada stoves close cast for large rooms, caboose for ships of different patterns, fire places with jambs complete, back plates of every dimension, Hibernia, Mount Hope, New Mine, Andover pig metal; gudgeons and mill irons, refined and bloomery bar iron, nail and spike rods, iron hoops, horse shoes, sheet iron, 20d. 12d. 10d. & 8d. nails, Crowley's and blistered steel.—Cash or country produce will be taken in payment, and 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. 47
Robert Bowne, At his Store, No. 39, Queen-Street, has for Sale, B OLTING CLOTHS, a complete assortment of very fine and warranted, of superior quality; he has just received a large assortment of coarse goods suitable for the season, consisting of broad and narrow cloths, plain and twilled coatings, frizes, blue and red long shag duffles, fearnoughts, half thickets, kerseys, German serges, kendall cottons, long ells, broad and narrow baizes, spotted swanskins, rose and striped blankets, flannels, fatinets and lafings, shallons and ratineis, durants and tammies, moreens and calimancoes, common and wild bore, camblets, tassies, modes and farsenets, black silk handkerchiefs, check linens, &c. &c. H E H A S L I K E W I S E F O R S A L E, French burr mill stones, a few pipes bell old Madeira wine, Payall wine, Jamaica spirits, a few bags of coffee, Geneva in quarter casks, Holland powder, dry hides, indigo, pipes in boxes, earthen ware, a few barrels pickled beef and pork. Also, best superfine flour and ship bread of the first quality, may at any time, be had by applying as above. 33
H I L L and O G D E N, 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. T ICKLENBURGS, oznaburgs, German dowlas, Russia diaper, platillas, Britannias, cotton and linen checks, sheetings of excellent quality, white Flemish linen; German stripes and checks, lawns, calicoes, 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 smoaky chimneys, and more secure from fire than any other. Also, potash 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. 47
T O B E S O L D, I N this city, for the paper currency of the State of New-Jersey, a two Story Dwelling House and Store House, with a large Water Lot, conveniently situated for trade, formerly the property of Rebecca Forman, deceased.—Any person inclining to purchase, may have a description of the premises, and know the price, by applying to the subscribers, or Captain John Guest. J. VAN EMBURGH, Executor. AMY TAYLOR, Executrix. New-Brunswick, Nov. 19, 1787. 52 6