The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-05-30 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 1208, of VOL. XLII.]
FRIDAY, May 30, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2308.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENSED REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST—E'EN KINGS THEMSELVES, OR RULERS OF THE FREE. Thompson's Liberty.
NEW-YORK: Printed and Published by THOMAS GREENLEAF, at the PRINTING-OFFICE, No. 25, WATER-STREET.
HARTFORD, April 28.
PROPOSALS,
For Publishing, by Subscription, A COMPENDIUM
OF Christian Theology.
By JOHN FREDERICK OSTERWALD, A celebrated Divine of Switzerland. Newly translated into English, from the Original LATIN.
By the Rev. JOHN McMains.
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C O N T E N T S.
 1. CONCERNING the nature of the Gospel Ministry.  2. The qualifications of a minister of the word of God.  3. Preparation and vocation to the ministry.  4. The Method of Theological study.  5. A general idea of theology.  6. The constituent parts of theology. 
Section I. Of Christian Theology.
Concerning the Sacred Scripture.
 Chap. 1. Concerning the books which constitute S. S. 
2. The attributes of S. S.
3. The use of S. S.
Section II. Concerning God.
 Chap. 1. Concerning the existence of God. 
2. The attributes of God.
3. The holy trinity.
The first Part of Theology.
Concerning the Time which preceded the Advent of Christ.
 Chap. 1. Concerning the creation. 
2. Providence.
3. Sin.
4. Decrees.
5. The Antediluvian world.
6. The calling of Abraham.
7. The law of Moses.
8. The prophets.
9. The various state of the Jews.
10. The state of other nations.
The latter Part of Theology.
Concerning the Time subsequent to the Advent of Christ.
Section I. Chap. I. Concerning John the Baptist.
Section II. Concerning Jesus Christ.
 Chap. 1. That Jesus is the Messiah. 
2. Concerning the person of Christ.
3. His threefold office.
4. His twofold state.
Section III. Concerning the Constitution of the Church.
 Chap. 1. Concerning the mission of the Holy Spirit. 
2. The Preaching of the apostles.
3. The destruction of the Jews.
4. The calling of the Gentiles.
Section IV. Concerning the Doctrine which is preached in the Church.
 Chap. 1. Concerning faith. 
2. Repentance.
3. Good works.
4. Promises and threatenings.
5. Justification.
6. Sanctification.
Section V. Concerning the Church.
 Chap. 1. What we are to understand by the Church. 
2. Church government.
3. Discipline.
4. The various state of the church.
Section VI. Concerning the Assistance to Salvation.
 Chap. 1. Concerning internal assistance. 
2. External assistance.
3. Sacraments.
4. Baptism.
5. The holy Supper.
Section VII. Concerning a future World.
 Chap. 1. Concerning the state of man after death. 
2. The end of the world.
3. The resurrection.
4. The last judgment.
5. Life Eternal.
6. Death External.
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AN Address to the people of the state of New-York; shewing the necessity of making AMENDMENTS to the constitution proposed for the United States, previous to its ADOPTION."
To which is added, by way of postscript, some STRICTURES on a pamphlet, lately published, entitled, "An address to the people of the state of New-York, on the subject of the proposed constitution, &c."
By a PLEBEIAN.
WHEREAS RICHARD BAYLIS, of Goshen, in the county of Orange and late colony of New-York, for securing the payment of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six pence, current money of the state of New-York, with lawful interest for the same, according to the condition of a certain bond or obligation bearing date the twenty fifth day of June, 1771, and executed by the said Richard Baylis to John Leake, of the city of New-York, did by indentures of lease and release, bearing date respectively the twenty fourth and twenty fifth days of June, in the said year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-one, mortgage to the said John Leake: All that certain piece or parcel of LAND situate, lying and being in Goshen, in the county of Orange, known by being part of lot No. 6, beginning at the fourth east corner of the lands conveyed by Ebenezer Holly to Joffah Seely, then running north westerly along said Seely's land, and land of Ebenezer Holly, to a ditch on the fourth side of said Holly's meadow, thence south westerly along said ditch to Benjamin Gale's lands, thence south-easterly along said Gale's land and the land of Jeremiah Coleman to the high way, then along the high way to the place of beginning; containing seven acres, to have and to hold, the said tract of land with the appurtenances thereby intended to be granted, and released; and every part and parcel thereof, and the reversion and reversioners, remainder and remainders thereof, unto the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns for ever.—In which said indenture of release is contained a covenant, that in case it should so happen that the said sum of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six pence, with the interest, or any part thereof should remain due and unpaid on the 24th day of June then next ensuing the date of the said indenture of release then and in such case it should and might be lawful for the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns to sell the said tract of land and premises thereby granted, or any part thereof, at Public Vendue, or otherwise, as to him or them shall seem meet to any person or persons for such sum or sums of money as might be reasonably had for the same, and out of the monies arising by the sale thereof to retain and keep in his hands the said sum of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six pence, and the interest that might be due thereon, together with the costs and charges of such sale or sales, rendering the overplus, if any there should be, to the said Richard Baylis, his executors, administrators, or assigns, which sale or sales so to be made by virtue of the said indenture of mortgage should be, and hereby were declared to be a full and absolute perpetual bar, both in law and equity, against him the said Richard Baylis, his heirs, executors, and administrators, and all claiming under him, and of all benefit and equity of redemption of the premises or any part thereof:—And whereas the said John Leake, in and by a certain instrument in writing under his hand and seal duly executed, bearing date the twelfth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, did assign, transfer, and set over unto Coe Gale, of the county of Orange and state of New-York, merchant, the aforesaid bond and mortgage, and all monies due and to grow due thereon, together with all the right, title, and interest of him the said John Leake, of, in, and to the said mortgaged premises:—And whereas the whole of the principal sum, together with a great arrear of interest still remains due and unpaid—These are therefore to give notice to all persons interested in the said premises, that unless the said one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six pence, together with the interest due and to grow due thereon, is paid and discharged on or before the sixth day of November next, the said mortgaged premises will be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, to be held on the premises, on the said sixth day of November next, at eleven o'clock in forenoon of the same day, pursuant to the directions of a certain act of the legislature of the late colony of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed the nineteenth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four.
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April 21. 1788. New-York, Elizabeth Town, and Philadelphia
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One hundred and fifty weight baggage the same price as a passenger, viz. Four Pence per Mile.
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MISCELLANY.
OBSERVATIONS
On High Life.
NO term whatever, has been more basely prostituted than the term High Life. Those situations in which a person is laid in our modern times to enjoy high life, must appear to the reflecting mind situations in which human nature degrades itself to the lowest pitch, by the practice of follies which reason condemns, and virtue execrates.
High life is not so often found in the abodes of the rich and luxurious, as it is under the roof of the man whose circumstances, though not straightened, are far from being such as to render him independent of the world.
The man who is possessed of great wealth, whose daily food is the choicest dainties earth can afford, and who spends his nights in revelling, riot and debauchery, is said to enjoy high life. The youth, who shuns the counsels of wisdom and virtue, who sports with decency and sobriety, and initiates himself into every unworthy action, is said to enjoy high life. Those who pay their devotions at the altar of Bacchus till their mental faculties become unfit for the exercise of any thing noble, who range the streets at midnight, and enter the abodes of lewdness and obscenity to kick up a dust, are said to enjoy high life. Those who disturb the peace of families, by betraying the innocent, and inducing the wife to falsify her matrimonial vows, and who turn into jest and ridicule every action of the most solemn nature, are said to enjoy high life. Such are the actions, and such is the debasing conduct which is termed high life. Blush, human nature, for the folly of thy offspring! Reason, shun the light of those, who, while they boast thy powers, contradict by their conduct, in almost every instance, thy principles!
For what purpose was life given to man! To what end was he endowed with those faculties of the mind which are denied to the brute creation? Was life given to be shortened by the practice of intemperance and folly? Or were the powers of the mind bestowed to be used after such sort as to render those on whom they are bestowed, very little superior, nay, in fact inferior to brutes? If the affirmative is true, then are the scenes beforementioned, high life indeed; but if not, then are they most certainly low life, in every sense of the words.
The man who devotes his life to the practice of morality, who studies to ornament his mind with every qualification which tends to advance his own happiness and promote the good of society, who uses the 'good things of this life as not abusing them,' and who considers the goods of fortune as means put in his power to relieve the wants of the indigent and the unfortunate, to clothe the naked limbs of shivering poverty, and dry the orphan's tear—the man I say who does this, answers the highest purposes of life, and of him it may be said, that he enjoys high life in reality.
He whose circumstances are but a trifle more than sufficient to satiate the calls of nature, and whose dwelling is in the humble cottage, often enjoys more of real high life, than the debilitated devotee of luxury, who spends, or rather mispends his time at the board of fleeting pleasures, for though he is denied the power of contributing in any great degree to the pecuniary relief of the
wretched, yet he can teach them philosophy to bear up under their misfortune, and console their afflictions with the tear of sympathetic pity, he can feel for other's woes;
"His heart to self is not confin'd, He feels for all that feels distress, And still benevolent and kind, He blesses, or desires to bless."
The misapplication of high life to those who disgrace human nature by the practice of every thing unreason-able and vile, must be obvious to every one who will devote a few moments to deliberate reflection on the subject. High, every one will allow, signifies exalted. The practice of vice never can exalt, but it can and does debase the mind. With what an eye of shame and confusion does the unprincipled libertine look up to true merit; how is his breast agitated in such a moment from the consciousness of his own littleness. Vice, humbles a man shockingly in his own eyes as well as the eyes of others, and often makes them 'creep at the feet of his equal, and tamely bear his insults.' Yet, strange to tell! that conduct which makes a person appear so humble, and even contemptible, in his own eyes, should be called high life. No more, for the honor of human nature, let this be the case. Let the conduct of those who subvert the principles of reason, and who pay no regard to decency, who sacrifice the finer feelings of humanity to the debasing pursuits of vice and infamy, who disturb the peace of families by rioting and debauchery, be stigmatized with the epithets of LOW LIFE, for certainly nothing can be lower, than for a person who is possessed of a human mind to conduct in such a manner as to render him more contemptible than a brute. Let those be distinguished as enjoying HIGH LIFE, who make it their business to promote the great design of their creation.
A few remarks shall conclude this subject.
There is no pleasure equal to that which results from a consciousness of having done our utmost to fulfil the duties incumbent on us. The man who, after paying that attention which is requisite to his own affairs, stretches out his hand to relieve the sufferings of others, whose deportment (allowing for the frailty of human nature) is steady and virtuous, receives the smiles of applauding thousands; when the fatigues of the day are over, he retires to reap the pleasures of domestic felicity, and the pillow is to him a place of sweet repose. "The end of such a man is peace."—But how different is the case with the unprincipled debauchee.
He who devotes his time to rioting and debauchery, can never enjoy true peace of mind; he spends his nights in drinking and carousing, and in rambling from one strew to another; towards the dawn of day, he retires to his bed, but it is not to him the bed of ease. He is execrated by the virtuous and the good, and hundreds call for curses on his guilty head. If he abounds in wealth it will not purchase him peace in the hour of dissolution. Serenity of mind cannot be purchased with money. On the bed of death, guilt of conscience will press heavy upon the mind. Hear the words of a dying libertine—"What though I die in state and languish under a gilded canopy; what though my friends and relations stand around me, and shed the tear of pity for my affliction; what does this avail towards giving me consolation in this awful moment. When I am dead,
my friends perhaps will, out of respect to my memory, erect over my remains a magnificent monument, with this inscription engraved on it—
HERE LIES THE GREAT. But could the pale corse speak, it would soon make this reply—
False marble! where?
Nothing but poor and sordid dust lies here.
Had I but two years, out of the many I have foolishly devoted to the vilest practices, what an atonement would I make for my many and great offences; but, alas! the hand of death is heavy upon me, and I sink beneath the pressure."
What a contrast between the life and the last moments of the steady and the virtuous man, and the libertine. Reform, ye thoughtless and inconsiderate! Fly vice, whatever form she may assume, and imitate the conduct of the good, that your life may be a scene of happiness and contentment, and "your latter days be peace."
JUVENIS.
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, March 29. THE Spanish navy is at present the chief object of the ministry of that kingdom. It seems to be the idea of that government to increase the naval forces of the kingdom to 100 ships of the line, and to revive the plan devised by the Marquis del Eusenade, of effectually protecting their extensive colonies and commerce in time of war.
The following is a specimen of the tone in which the Parliament of Paris speak to their King.—In their protest against the use of Lettres de Cachet, Jan. 4th, they resolve,
"That the monarchy is falling very fast into a despotick government, since ministers, abusing the authority of the King, depose individuals by LETTRES DE CACHET.
"That the same power which can arbitrarily deprive a Prince of the blood and two Magistrates of their Liberty, can with much greater ease attack the liberty of every citizen.
"That if the repeal of arbitrary orders is to depend on the goodness of the King, it would be giving sanction to the deed, and establish the use of LETTRES DE CACHET.
"That such a principle would tend to subvert the most sacred laws of the constitution, and that therefore every subject is interested in preventing the effects of it.
"That this court cannot, nor will not, make any distinction between the cause of the Duke of Orleans and the two Magistrates with that of any other citizen; and that the court will not therefore cease to DEMAND the release of the Duke of Orleans and the other members, or their trial; and thinking themselves bound to employ the same zeal and the same perseverance for the welfare of their fellow-citizens, they will intreat his Majesty to grant and insure to every Frenchman, that personal security, sacredly promised by the laws, and due to them by the sound principles of their constitution."
The petition from Liverpool AGAINST the abolition of the slave trade, signed by upwards of 13,500 persons, was sent off last week to be presented to Parliament.
Mr. Adams, Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to their High Mightinesses, took leave on Thursday last, in a memorial which was presented to them for the purpose.
American Occurrences.
NASSAU (N. Providence) April 19. Extract of a letter from Colonel Alexander M'Gilveray, Chief of the Creek Indians, dated Little Tallasse, Jan. 6, 1788.
IN my last I informed you, that the Georgians had barbarously murdered 11 of my people on the hunting grounds, for which we demanded satisfaction in form. Instead of complying with this our just demand, they returned us a defiance, conceived in the most insolent terms, and threatened to drive us over the Mississippi. I came then to the determination to accept the alternative of compelling them to take refuge on the sea islands, or being forced to the threatened extremity. In consequence of having decided in this manner, our warriors turned out, spread devastation on all the frontiers,
and excited a general panic and consternation throughout the whole state. You must be sensible, my friend, and so must every dispassionate man be, that the obstinate perseverance of the Georgians in acts of injustice, barbarity and oppression, obliged us to have recourse to such desperate resolves. Self-preservation, the love of our country, & every other sentiment that dignifies human nature, dictated them; nor shall we throw aside the bloody hatchet, until our enemies desist from their encroachments on our territory, and give such assurances as we can rely on, for their never being renewed in future times."
Extract of a letter from West-Florida, dated Feb. 24, 1788.
"The newspapers you sent inform us, that the Georgians are alarmed. Those vaunting folks had better regulate their conduct towards the Indians by plain common honesty; then they would have no cause of fear or alarm.—Clark's affair, by the accounts we have, can be deemed nothing more than a smart skirmish, in which the Georgians, notwithstanding their boasted booty of a few brass kettles, were woefully worsted, although they were thrice the number of the creeks, and had into the bargain the advantage of surprising the Indians while they were cooking the broth. In a variety of other little actions since then, victory has been uniformly in favour of the red men. Here the generally received opinion is, that the ruin of Georgia might have been, 'ere this, effected, had not M'Gilveray restrained the Indians from going beyond the boundaries of their own lands. The territory, the original cause of dispute, is effectually cleared of intruders; and if the Georgians are wise enough to keep within their own limits and promise better behaviour in future, the horrors of war will soon cease. It will afford you satisfaction to learn that on the part of the Creeks, acts of cruelty hitherto characteristic of Indian warfare, are in a great degree if not altogether discontinued. We have not known an instance of prisoners having suffered after action, but several of their being brought in to the nation and treated with humanity—a striking contrast this to the barbarous murders committed last summer, by the Georgians, on the unfortunate Cussitaws."
CHARLESTON, May 8.
The vessel that was seen on Saturday last to the Northward of Sullivan's island, apparently in distress, has proved to be a Spanish brig from Cuba, bound to Philadelphia. Soon after her departure a guarda costa fell in with her, who obliged her to part with a cable and anchor; and upon her arrival on this coast she lost her main topmast in a gale of wind. In this situation she beat about the bar three or four days, without being able to procure a pilot, and in all probability would have run aground, had not assistance been speedily sent her from the city, and on Sunday afternoon she was brought up to town.
Extract of a letter from an American patriot and soldier, dated at New-York, April 4th.
"Federalism is to have its probation in June next; every decided patriot of 1775, almost, is in favour of it; the anti's are warm, violent, illiberal, and industrious, but their opponents in this city are so numerous and respectable, that there is scarcely a doubt entertained of their putting a single man into the convention. In all other counties in the state, the division is said to be pretty nearly equal, though from my information I believe there is a federal majority, and of the most virtuous characters throughout the state.
"Congress is in a more shackling state than ever I have known; only seven states at most, and often not so many; and the most extreme languor seems to prevail among them, as they justly conceive themselves only shadows, till the NEW GOVERNMENT prevails.
"We are looking out with great anxiety for the adoption of the new constitution by Maryland and South-Carolina, and notwithstanding the enemies to it circulate accounts to the contrary, we fanguinely hope it will take effect. The objections offered against it in this city and Philadelphia, rather tend with every sober judicious man to evince the propriety of its recognition; and Massachusetts acceding to it, where the greatest opposition was naturally looked for, has silenced many here, and gained many more proselytes.
ELIZABETH-TOWN, May 28.
The 7th instant some jockies from New-York, full freighted with counterfeit money, came to this town, and made a feeble attempt the same evening, to impose it on an inhabitant of this place, which led to a detection of their nefarious scheme. Steps were used for securing them, but in the process of the business, two found means to make their escape, and only one solitary fellow now bemoans his hapless fate in the purlieus of Newark. Some plate, which has since been claimed, was found among their baggage.

PORTSMOUTH, N. Hampshire, May 15. On Thursday evening last, a young man, apprentice to Mr. Jackson, of this town, got up in his sleep, and having dressed himself, went to the barn, took out a horse, bridled him, and rode through several of the principal streets, upon the gallop, he then returned home, put up his horse, undressed himself, and went to bed again, without waking. After he had got to bed again, the family, awoke him by throwing water in his face; but he was totally ignorant of any thing that had happened, and could hardly credit the account of his evening's adventure.
NORTHAMPTON, May 21.
A correspondent informs us, that George Baker, one of the robbers who was in company with Charles Dunham, and others, in the county of Berkshire, the fore part of last summer, was lately seen by a number of people at his own house in Lanselborough, who interrogated him respecting the money, pork, &c. which it was reported he and his comrades had stolen from Mr. William Starkweather. He says that notwithstanding the accounts which have heretofore appeared in a number of papers, of their having taken the sum of 150 dollars in cash, together with a barrel and half of pork, &c. he can with truth assure the public, that the whole which they took from the above named gentleman amounted to between five and six dollars in cash; and that neither he nor his companions had ever taken or seen the least quantity of pork while they remained at the house of Mr. Starkweather.
LITCHFIELD, May 26.
On Saturday seven night, two cows and an ox, the property of Mr. Amos Clark, of Bethlehem, were killed by lightning: A young woman had providentially withdrawn into the house, who but a few minutes before was milking the cows.
New-York, May 30.
THE counting of the ELECTION VOTES, for this county, was compleated at five o'clock yesterday. We hope, to-morrow, to give the public the several returns.
DIED—In Charleston, S. C. Mr. James Fallon, of Halifax, Nova-Scotia, aged 35. Mr. Robert Montgomery, aged 36, late a watch maker in this city.
It is no less singular than true, that the art of agriculture, the most important to mankind, is far behind all the other pursuits of art and knowledge; by the genius of men the earth is measured, the movement of the stars are calculated, the air is weighed, earthquakes are accounted for, and the arts and sciences are enriched, while the progress of vegetation, and the effects of the various soils are utterly unknown. Nay, we are unacquainted with the most advantageous means of increasing our cattle, and of managing forest trees. It seems as if mankind thought the most useful studies, for our well-being here, the least worthy of their attention.
We have the following particulars of the late unhappy accident at New-Orleans, by the Schooner Governor Miro, arrived at Philadelphia: On Good Friday, the 21st of March last, at half past one, P. M. a dreadful fire broke out in the dwelling-house of the Treasurer of New-Orleans, so violent, that notwithstanding all the pains and good disposition taken by the governor and intendant, it was impossible to stop the progress of it. The wind being very high and variable, the fire caught in several parts of the town, almost at the same time; so that in the space of four or five hours seven eighths of the town were consumed; and the rapidity of the fire prevented almost every citizen from saving their merchandise and other effects; and upon a calculation made after the fire, it appeared that the loss amounted to about 6 or 7 millions of dollars. It is presumed, that from the representation made by the governor and intendant of Louisiana, of the calamitous situation of the inhabitants there, to his Catholic Majesty, that his liberality and piety will extend so far as to give his subjects such relief as will tend to the re-establishment of that colony in a short time. A great proof of the good intentions of that government appears by a late reimbursement of property confiscated in an illicit trade, to the amount of between 70 and 80 thousand dollars, without waiting the king's pleasure—so well assured were they of that indulgence being granted them by their king, and this idea was first suggested by Don Manuel Serano, the intendant assessor.
Extract of a letter from a young man of information, to his father in Litchfield, Connecticut, dated Fort Harmer, at the confluence of the Muskingum, Ohio, Feb. 26, 1788.
"I have been as far to the westward as the river Mississippi, which is about 800 miles in a direct line from Fort Pitt, but as the beautiful river Ohio runs, is probably 1000. As you are unacquainted with this part of the country, I will give you some account thereof.
"The land from the Falls of the Ohio to Post St. Vincent is hilly, and on the road is one of those salt springs which make this country so valuable; for salt is there made in sufficient quantities to supply the inhabitants of Kentucky. (who are supposed to be upwards of an hundred thousand) and some for exportation, which is sent to the Illinois,
a rich and pleasant country on the banks of the Mississippi.—From the Falls to Post St. Vincent, is 120 miles; this town is chiefly inhabited by the French, as well as the Ocou, another town built by the Jesuits.—The Ocou is situated on the banks of the Cufcusco river, about six miles from its mouth and two from the Mississippi, in the forks of the two rivers. The land from Post St. Vincent to this place is chiefly composed of large open plains, which the French call PARARAS; these are covered with grass, some to the height of six or seven, but commonly about three feet. Some of these pararas are thirty miles broad, and several hundred miles in length; in passing them, as far as the eye can reach, there is not a tree to be seen; but a plenty of buffalo, deer, elk, bear, wolves, &c. and innumerable flocks of turkeys; which, with the green grass, forms one of the pleasantest prospects that can be imagined: what particularly draws the attention of the traveller, is a place on one of these pararas, called the Battle Ground, where the Siacks & Cufcuscos fought a most desperate battle, in which about 800 were killed on each side. On this spot, the ground for two miles is covered with skulls, hands, and all kinds of bones. At Ocou they have a fort, the name of which I cannot remember, though it is memorable for the capture of Col. Campbell and his troops, together with a large magazine of military stores, by Gen. Clark.
"This country is very fertile, and produces most of the necessaries as well as the luxuries of life: but that part of the country above the falls of this river, as far as it has fallen under my observation, is far superior to any I have seen below, and is covered with the most valuable wood, such as oak of different kinds, walnut, hickory, maple, elm, cherry-tree, &c. In this country are many beautiful rivers, viz. Kentucky, Sciotta, Miami, Licking, New or Conaaway, Little Conaaway, Muskingum and Beaver rivers. The main branches of the Ohio are the Alleghana and Monongahela, which unite at Fort Pitt. This town is situated between the forks of both rivers, and is very populous, containing near as many inhabitants as New-Haven, in Connecticut, and increases daily.
"I shall now give you some account of the natural productions of this country. We have the Pappa or Cucumber tree, that bears a fruit in shape like a cucumber, but tastes like a fig—the may apple, a fruit like a lime, the taste I cannot describe—crab apples, that have a very surly taste, cherries, go berries, currants, &c.—beasts the Buffalo is a large animal not unlike a bull, but has a large hump on the back, between its shoulders, a very thick skull, and short curly hair; their flesh is very palatable; the deer, with which you are well acquainted; the elk, beaver, racoon, opossum, mink-rats, &c. The fowls are turkeys, ravens, owls, pheasants, quails, hawks, parrots, pigeons, mocking-birds, hum-birds, &c. Of fishes there are several kinds; but that which deserves the first place in this narration, is the cat fish or pout; some of which are so large that when the head is cut off, and the entrails taken out, will weigh upwards of 200 pounds, the buffalo fish is in a shape like the drum fish, perch are in great plenty, and of a very uncommon size, gar and pike are likewise very large, with many sorts of hook fish.
UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, MAY 22d, 1788.
THE committee, consisting of Mr. Dane, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Irvine, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Brown, to whom was referred a motion of Mr. Dane, relative to public and unsettled accounts, having reported,
That, on carefully examining the subject referred to them, they find, that during the late war, and especially in the early periods of it, many millions of dollars were advanced by the United States to sundry persons, of the expenditures whereof proper accounts have not been rendered; and though the persons who have been entrusted with public monies have been frequently called upon to settle their accounts, by the acts and officers of Congress, yet in many cases they have not produced or exhibited to the proper officers any documents or vouchers on which regular settlements can be made.—That several accounts of very considerable extent have been taken up, and so far passed on, that balances appear to be stated generally, and in some cases payments made, though it does not appear that the proper statements were made of the articles which composed those accounts, or that the regular vouchers were produced to support the charges in them. Accounts thus imperfectly stated and unsupported, the committee conceive are justly liable to revision; and particularly so, as it does not appear that the parties have at any time considered them as finally settled.—That from a general view of this subject, the committee are induced to think and believe, that the United States have already suffered very great inconveniences, by inexcusable negligence and unauthorised delays, in persons entrusted with
public monies, in not rendering and settling their accounts; and that it is become highly expedient that decisive measures be speedily adopted for closing all the unsettled accounts of the late war—and therefore the committee are of opinion, That the Board of Treasury be directed to cause suits to be commenced in behalf of the United States, against all persons who stand charged with public monies or other property; and that they cause the same to be commenced within three months from this date, against all those persons who have been already specially required to settle their accounts by the proper officers, and who shall not within that time adopt and pursue measures effectual, in the opinion of the said board, for settling the same; and within five months from this date, against all other persons so charged, and who shall not within that time adopt and pursue like measures: and, that when any material questions shall arise concerning any doubtful or partial settlements of accounts which may have been made, or concerning the operation of any particular suits, the said Board be directed to state to Congress, particularly, the circumstances of the case, with their opinion thereon.
Resolved, That Congress agree to the said Report.
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CURIIOUS EPITAPH.
(Translated from the French.) HERE lies a priest beneath this sod, Who dice lov'd better than his God: He won, at prayers, he lost at play; Thus every dog must have his day. But if to Heaven he's gone at last, We'll own he's had a lucky cast.
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Q U I B U S.
A N E C D O T E
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