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The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 26, of VOL. XLII.]
FRIDAY, February 1, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2206.]
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.
To the SUBSCRIBERS of the New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, AND THE RESPECTABLE PUBLIC. THE Proprietor and Editor of the above-mentioned JOURNAL, hereunto subscribed, prompted by the solicitation of a respectable number of his present subscribers—and by means of the generous patronage of a few valued friends, and the public, for which he requests their acceptance of unfeigned thanks—begs leave to communicate to them his intention of printing and publishing a DAILY PAPER, under the title of—THE NEW-YORK JOURNAL, and DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER.
By this publication it is not intended, that the idea of the WEEKLY REGISTER shall be extinct; therefore, the present subscribers, in general, will please to take particular notice, that the THURSDAY’s paper will contain just such kind of matter as usual, in which the choicest pieces—and the fewest advertisements, will be inserted—and, that their papers, will of consequence be delivered or sent on, as heretofore, until they severally pay off their arrearages, and stop it, or order their respective names entered upon this new subscription paper.—The Thursday’s paper, alone, will be TWO DOLLARS per annum, as usual.
The particular inducements to this arduous task need not all be enumerated.—That the present is a most important CRISIS of the national affairs of this country, must be evident even to the least thoughtful, but more especially so to those who nobly conceive—that the dearly purchased freedom and independence of America is a sacred deposit, to be nurtured, supported, and transmitted, unimpaired, by the present possessors, to millions yet unborn. To this end it is necessary, that the body of the people (who must ever, in free countries, be supposed the supporters of freedom) be well informed of the nature of any government that may be proposed for their adoption; therefore, free discussions on that momentous topic, as well as interesting intelligence from the several quarters of the world, are necessary to be universally disseminated.
By printing only one paper per week, as heretofore, one half of the essays communicated, and all that might be copied from other papers, were, in general, unavoidably neglected: in a Daily paper there will be room for all that may be worthy insertion. In this paper, FREE and IMPARTIAL discussion, that is, decent and well written ESSAYS, on either side of any important public topic, SHALL FIND FREE ACCESS.
As the principal support of a Daily paper is derived from Advertisements, Gentlemen in the mercantile line, and all others who occasionally advertise, are earnestly requested to prefer this new undertaking, which favor shall be gratefully acknowledged by the strictest attention being paid to correctness and propriety. Advertisements shall be inserted as reasonably as by any printer in the city.
The great expence with which a Daily paper will be attended, at first, is too well known to require any apology for the REQUISITION, on subscribing, expressed in the Conditions, or for the warmth of the solicitations, for the continuation of PUBLIC PATRONAGE, with which the following PROPOSALS are introduced by the public’s greatly obliged,
And very humbly Servant, THOMAS GREENLEAF.
New-York, November 19, 1787.
PROPOSALS
For altering The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, Into the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
CONDITIONS.
I. THE New-York Journal and Daily Patriotic Register shall be printed on the same paper, form, and type, as the Weekly Register, and shall contain the same quantity of matter.
II. The price, per Annum, will be SIX DOLLARS, one quarter part of which to be paid on subscribing, viz. One dollar and an half: after which quarterly payments to be punctually observed.
III. No subscriber is to discontinue his subscription on any other condition than the payment of arrearage subscription money, and that at the expiration of a quarter.
IV. The Daily Patriotic Register shall be delivered to the subscribers in the city every morning, and sent (as may be ordered) to those out of the city, with the greatest punctuality, they paying the expence of carriage.
Printing-Office, November 19.
THE Editor returns sincere thanks to those gentlemen who have already enabled him to form a very respectable list of subscribers to his paper, upon the plan of the above proposals. His subscriptions having been rapid, has determined him to commence the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register, THIS DAY.—From the favourable disposition of the public, already evinced, he flatters himself with a prospect of speedy and generous ADVERTISING patronage.—He anticipates the pleasure of having it in his power, in a few weeks, to present to the public, a publication that will both serve and be a CREDIT to his country, not withholding a few of his GILDED rays from the public’s ever devoted humble servant,
THE PRINTER.
To the Friends of Science.
IT has long been the universal wish, that the public might be furnished with an accurate Geographical and Topographical Grammar of the United States.
Geographers of foreign countries, not being possessed of the proper materials, and not equally interested in this part of their subject, have filled their accounts of these states with numerous inaccuracies. It is time these inaccuracies were corrected. We are independent of Great-Britain, and are no longer to look up to her for a description of our own country.
Several gentlemen of abilities, have, in detached pieces, gratified the public with ample and accurate descriptions of several parts of the United States; but no collective description of the whole has been attempted, except in a small duodecimo volume, published by the subscriber in 1784, which, though imperfect on account of the infant state of geographical knowledge in America, was well received by a candid public, and an edition of 1500 copie speedily sold.
This encouragement has determined him to publish again on the same subject. For the purpose of collecting more ample and accurate materials than he formerly possessed, he has travelled through all the states, and has been favoured with the communications of gentlemen well qualified to give information on so important a subject; and has likewise established a correspondence with several respectable characters in different states, from whom he has every reason to expect a valuable addition to the materials already collected; yet as all the information that can be obtained on a subject so extensive, varied and interesting, is greatly to be desired, and every man of science may have it in his power to contribute some observations which may be useful, the subscriber will feel himself particularly obliged to any gentleman who will be so kind as to furnish him with answers to all, or any of the annexed enquiries, viz.
 1. The boundaries and extent of the several states, and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal places.  2. Descriptions of the rivers, their sources, courses, lengths, how far navigable, how high does the tide rise—and what fish do they produce. A description of mountains, lakes, harbours, capes, and bays.  3. General face of the country, an account of its animal, mineral, and vegetable productions, or its natural history. What are the evidences to support the opinion that the flat country in the southern and middle states was formerly occupied by the waters of the ocean, and that the land below the hills and mountains has been made since the flood.  4. Natural and artificial curiosities, caverns, cascades, &c.  5. State of commerce, manufactures and agriculture, exports and imports, balance of trade. The number of vessels which annually enter at the custom houses in the several sea ports of the United States.  6. Civil divisions of the several states, the number and names of the several districts, counties, and towns, their extent, latitude and longitude, number of inhabitants, and distance and bearing from the capital of the state. Particular descriptions of the principal towns are requested *.  7. Population—from whence are emigrations, to what places, and how numerous. Of what nations are the inhabitants of the states composed, or whence originated—proportion of the slaves.  8. Climate, diseases and their causes—longevity of the inhabitants—what proportion die in infancy.  9. Religion, number of churches of different denominations—by what methods are ministers supported.  10. State of the practice of law and physic.  11. Societies for the advancement of science and humanity.  12. State of literature, colleges, academies, schools and their funds.  13. Characters who have distinguished themselves in the late war by their patriotism.  14. An estimate of the damages sustained in the late war, in the several states.  15. A description of the adjacent Islands.  16. Manners, customs, diversions and dress.  17. Constitution, policy—general account of the laws—what political principles predominate in the several states.  18. Military and marine strength.  19. Public revenue and expences—mode of levying taxes.  20. Indians, their tribes, languages, numbers, characters and dispositions towards the United States.  21. The society of Cincinnati, their laws and influence and the nature and political tendency of their establishment.  22. History.  N. B. The subscriber wishes to avail himself of the advantage of all the most accurate maps, and detached geographical pieces, which have been published respecting the United States; and will thank any gentleman to inform him where they can be procured.
Those gentlemen, who may be so obliging as to favor the above design, by communications, are requested to forward them to Messrs. R. Aitken, or W. Spotswood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotswood and Clarke, bookfellers, Baltimore; Rev. Mr.
* This enquiry is made for the purpose of collecting the proper materials for a Gazetteer of the United States, which makes a part of the general plan in view. It is obvious that a book of this kind, compiled from accurate information, would be exceedingly useful. This might easily be done if one well-informed gentleman, in each town would spend one half hour for the purpose. In this time the gentlemen might throw together every important circumstance relative to the towns, in which they respectively reside.
Keith, Alexandria; the honorable H. Williamson, Edenton, North-Carolina; the honorable D. Ramsay, Messrs. Wright and Co. Charleston; the honorable A. Baldwin and Joseph Clay, Esquires—Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Austin, or Jedidiah Morse, New-Haven, with their names subscribed, and the places of their residence, that the author may have the pleasure of knowing to whom he is indebt for their friendly assistance.
JEDIDIAH MORSE. If the several Printers, in the United States, feel disposed to favor the above design, and will give this Advertisement a place in their respective papers for a few weeks, and will receive and forward to New-Haven, any communications which may be handed them by friends to the design, they may thereby contribute to the public good, and will peculiarly oblige their humble servant.
Philad. Aug. 7, 1787. J. M.
Remaining on Hand, And TO BE SOLD,
At this Printing-Office,
No. 25, Water-street,
A Few MAPS,
Of the interior parts of North-America, including the lands intended for the NEW STATES, some of which are selling, and others already disposed of by order of Congress.
ORDERS are just received, by the printer hereof, to sell these Maps at a much cheaper rate than they have yet been sold. The plates were cut and the impressions taken in London, and there sold (without the pamphlet) at One Guinea each.
To accompany this map, and explanatory of it, with references to it, will be sold, included in the price of the map, a pamphlet, containing 67 large octavo pages, with plates and figures, entitled, A Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, comprehending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral; the mountains, creeks, roads, distances, latitudes, &c. and of every part, laid down in the Map.
By THOMAS HUTCHINS, Esq.
Late Captain and Engineer in the British army, and now Geographer General to the United States of America. With a plan of the rapids of the Ohio, a plan of the several villages in the Illinois country, a table of the distances between Fort Pitt and the mouth of the Ohio, all engraved upon copper.—And an Appendix, containing Mr. Patrick Kennedy’s Journal up the Illinois river, and a correct list of the different nations and tribes of Indians, with the number of fighting men, &c.
Description of the ILLINOIS COUNTRY.
THE Illinois country is in general of a superior soil to any other part of North America that I have seen. It produces fine oak, hickory, cedar, mulberry trees, &c. some dying roots and medicinal plants;—hops, and excellent wild grapes, and in the year 1769, one hundred and ten hogheads of strong wine, were made by the French settlers, from these grapes. A large quantity of sugar is also annually made from the juice of the maple tree; and as the mulberry trees are large and numerous, I presume the making of silk will employ the attention and industry of the settlers, when the country is more fully inhabited than it is at present, and especially as the winters are much more moderate and favourable for the breed of silk worms, than they are in many of the sea coast provinces. Indigo may likewise be successfully cultivated—(but not more than two cuttings in a year) wheat, peas, and Indian corn thrive well, as does every sort of grain and pulse, that is produced in any of the old colonies. Great quantities of tobacco are also yearly raised by the inhabitants of the Illinois, both for their own consumption and that of the Indians; but little has hitherto been exported to Europe. Hemp grows spontaneously, and is of a good texture; its common height is 10 feet, and its thickness three inches (the latter reckoned within about a foot of the root) and with little labour, any quantity may be cultivated. Flax seed has hitherto been only raised in small quantities. There has however been enough produced to shew, that it may be grown to the greatest advantage. Apples, pears, peaches, and all other European fruits succeeded admirably. Iron, copper, and lead mines, as also salt springs, have been discovered in different parts of this territory. The two latter are worked on the Spanish side of the Mississippi, with considerable advantage to the owners. There is plenty of fish in the rivers, particularly Cat, Carp, and Perch, of an uncommon size.—Savannahs, or natural meadows, are both numerous and extensive; yielding excellent grass, and feeding great herds of buffalo, deer, &c. ducks, teal, geese, swans, cranes, pelicans, Turkeys, pheasants, partridges, &c. such as are seen in the sea coast Colonies, are in the greatest variety and abundance.—In short, every thing, that a reasonable mind can desire, is to be found, or may, with little pains, be produced here. New-York, Jan. 17, 1788. 93 c.d.
MARSHALL’s
Porter and Oyster-House, IS now opened at the corner of
Cortland and Greenwich-Streets, opposite Powles-Hook Ferry-House, at the North-River—where every exertion will be put in force to render those who will favor him with their commands agreeable. New-York, Dec. 12, 1787. 63c.d.
Just published by M. CARY, In Philadelphia, and now to be SOLD,
By THOMAS ALLEN,
Book-Seller, in Queen-Street, New-York, (by whom Subscriptions are received)
THE
American Museum,
For DECEMBER, 1787.
CONTAINING, State and other public papers.
OBJECTIONS of the honorable George Mason to the new constitution,
The address and reasons of dissent of the minority of the convention of Pennsylvania, Letter from the Hon. Richard Henry Lee, Esq. to governor Randolph,
Dr. Franklin’s final speech in the late federal convention,
Resolves of the house of delegates of the commonwealth of Virginia,
Resolves of Congress,
Resolve of the convention of Pennsylvania, relative to offering congress the jurisdiction of a place for the seat of federal government,
Resolve of the supreme executive council of the state of Pennsylvania,
Resolve of the house of delegates of the state of Maryland,
Letter from the Hon. John Sevier to governor Matthews,
— from col. Robertson to governor Sevier,
— from col. Bledsoe to governor Sevier,
— from gen. Cooke, to gov. Matthews,
— from gen. Clarke, to ditto,
— from major Elholm, to major gen. Moultrie,
— from the Hon. William Pierce, to don Diego de Gardoqui,
Reply to the preceding letter,
Votes of the members of the protestant episcopal church in Providence,
Address of the inhabitants of Northampton, to their delegates in convention,
Resolution of the inhabitants of Pittsburgh,
Ratification of the new constitution by Delaware,
Ditto by Pennsylvania.
Medical Essays.
Observations and remarks on the putrid malignant fever throat,
Observations on the bite of a mad dog,
Account of a worm bred in the liver,
Letter to doctor Franklin on the same subject.
Rural Concerns.
On the culture of trees,
To make cyder,
On planting potatoes,
Receipt for preventing the flies from damaging turnips,
On the culture of ginseng.
Law Information.
New report. Watkeys against Delancey,
Law report. Norton against Birch,
Law case, respecting a captured vessel,
Law regulation.
Miscellanies.
The Federalist,
Account of an electrical eel,
Recovery of two drowned children,
Directions for the recovery of persons apparently dead from drowning,
Admiral Pococke’s receipt for pickling beef, pork, &c.
Exemplary charity,
Extract from an oration pronounced by David Dageret, Esq.
Indian anecdote.
Poetry.
The newsmonger’s song,
The crisis,
The retort courteous,
Poem on the prospect of seeing the fine arts flourish in America,
The old Bachelor.
TO BE SOLD,
“For JERSEY MONEY, at full Value”
Or exchanged for any Property in New-York, or
bartered for West-India or DRY GOODS,
At Market Price,
A Valuable Farm,
SITUATE in Woodbridge township, in the county of Essex, New-Jersey,
within a quarter of a mile of the main road from
Woodbridge to Brunswick, about eight miles distant from the latter, and three and a half from
Perth Amboy, consisting of one hundred and seventy acres, a third part of which is excellent
MEADOW; a sufficiency of fire wood, with a
handsome piece of thrifty young timber.
The plough-land equal to any in
that part of the country; the whole under good fence.
On the premises is a good house,
kitchen, and barn; and an excellent spring of water near the door; to which is added fifteen acres,
or thereabouts, of salt marsh, on the Rariton, about one mile from the farm.
This place is well known by the name of CLAWSON’s FARM.
For terms of sale enquire of Mr.
Joseph Bindon, merchant, New-York, or Mr. Benjamin Thompson, near Morris-Town.
New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99—c.d.

From the FREEMAN'S JOURNAL.
[Printed at Philadelphia.]
"This is true liberty; when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free; Which we who can, and will, deserve high praise; Who neither can, nor will, may hold his peace— What can be juster in a state than this?"
HAIL, immortal genius!—hail thou friend of freedom, and of thy fellow-men, whose patriotic pen first wrote this divine sentiment, "Let it be impressed upon your minds, let it be instilled into your children, that the liberty of the press is the palladium of all civil, political, and religious rights of freemen." This is the scourge of tyrants, oppressors, villains, and blood-suckers; the bulwark of freedom, that causes the haughtiest lording to tremble; an inestimable jewel, that places the poorest citizen on a level with the richest demagogue. In America the freedom of the press is peculiarly interesting: to a people scattered over such a vast continent, what means of information or redress have they, when a conspiracy has been formed against their sacred rights and privileges? None but the press. This is the herald that sounds the alarm, and rouses freemen to guard their liberty. From this scourge, the parricide, the knave of power and his cringing sycophants have every thing to fear; it hurls fury on the guilty heads of such base characters, and drags them to the public alter—and through the medium of the press, the good and the patriotic citizen receives the thanks of his grateful countrymen.
The sons of freedom who framed the constitution of Pennsylvania, expressly declared this to be one of the unalienable rights of the people, and therefore it ought not to be restrained. That some evils attend an unrestrained press, is obvious; but these are infinitely overbalanced by its advantages. The very salvation of America, I trust, will be wrought out by it; and the conspirators be taken by their own snares, which they so artfully set to seize the liberties of their fellow-citizens, to their extreme mortification and disgrace.
In my first numbers, I took notice of some attempts, made by some of the well-born or their parasites, to destroy the freedom of the press. A scheme was then proposed, that every writer, for or against the constitution, should leave his name with the printer, to be published if required. This plan was first set on foot in Boston, and adopted by some of the printers there; in consequence of which a gentleman under the signature of a A Pennsylvania Mechanic, recommends a similar conduct to the printers of Philadelphia—and a few days after, another, under the signature of Galba, carries the system something higher; for he must have the villains only who wrote against the new government to leave their names for publication, while the patriotic gentlemen who wrote in favor of it, might walk at large.
Either through my reply, the terrors of a guilty conscience, or probably both, we heard no more of these press-fettering gentlemen until Monday last, when a writer in the Independent Gazetteer, under the signature of One of the whigs of 1776, comes forth with an improvement upon an original plan. As he says, "he has been bred a mechanic," I conceive he is the identical Pennsylvania Mechanic, who we formerly observed, must be a blacksmith, employed in the service of the well-born to construct chains for confin-
ing to perpetual slavery the rest of his fellow-citizens. As his method of obtaining the names of the patriotic writers is tolerably clever, it deserves our particular notice. He says that he has left his name with the printer, and hopes the opposite writers will have no objections to do the same, to the end that he may have a private interview with them, and probably they may then make a convert of him. This is a pretty decent kind of a trap of the blacksmith's construction; but let him recollect the old proverb, there is no catching old birds with chaff; and then, I think, he will soon find that his interviews and conversions are rather visionary.
Tyrannical men are generally cunning, and hence they use deceitful arguments, with all the appearance of plausible equality. The author of a piece, say they, ought to give his name, for no man should write what he is ashamed to own. There is an appearance of candour in this argument, which renders it dangerous; but if we consider the thing more attentively, we shall find, that such a system would be subversive of truth and free enquiry, and eventually annihilate the freedom of the press.
When a political writer gives his name with his piece, he then shews where the opposite party may aim their shafts of malice, falsehood, and scurrility, with certainty and success. Will a man, for his own sake; or, if he has friends, family, and endearing connections in life, still more for their sake; venture to expose his interest, his property, and perhaps his life, to the mercy of a revengeful, and probably powerful party? He certainly will not, if he has common sense; and yet if he gives his name, this would necessarily be the consequence. All investigation of the subject would cease; the whole attention would be drawn off to another object; reason and argument must give place to personal invective and scurrility. When a person writes upon a national subject, he appeals to the public, who have nothing to do with the man himself, but with his sentiments. If his arguments and illustrations are well founded, they ought by all means to be published, as they tend to promote the general good; but if they are of a false or dangerous nature, let them be refuted.
The friends of the new constitution have used every method and device, that their power, their cunning or their influence could have access to, in order to restrain the liberty of the press respecting that despotic scheme of government; but to their confusion be it remembered, that there were printers in Philadelphia beyond their influence or corruption. No city in the union has afforded such illustrious instances of independence and patriotism among printers. While such a noble spirit exists among these men, there is little danger of the new government ever being established. The despots and their parasites are well aware, that if they could restrain the liberty of the press, all would be their own; hence they have pursued the object with unremitting zeal, and have in some measure succeeded. They have, I am told, by threats and by withdrawing subscriptions, stopt the publication of the debates of the convention in the Pennsylvania Herald, and otherwise injured that paper so far, that the printer must cease publishing. If such conduct as this be not sufficient to rouse the people of America to a sense of their duty, they must become the scorn of
the whole world, a mere bye-word of contempt.
The advocates of this government say, that if nine states come into it, they will proceed to organize and put it in operation. They hug themselves up in the idea, that its enemies will cease their opposition and submit peaceably. How they came to make such a silly conclusion, is to me matter of surprise, as I never have observed the smallest change of sentiment among the patriotic gentlemen with whom I have conversed. From some of the writings of its friends, it seems probable, that this idea sprang from the circumstance of the declaration of independence. That measure was carried by a bare majority in some of the states, yet the minority gave way and joined cordially in it. If there were any similarity between the circumstances of the declaration of independence and the adoption of the proposed constitution, this argument would have some weight; but the premises are widely different, and consequently the inference inconclusive. The whole body of the people were determined to defend their liberties, at the hazard of their lives and fortunes, against the tyranny of the British government; so that there was a union of sentiment in respect of the great object, the only difference was in the means of obtaining it; in this case, then, common sense must have pointed out the expediency of the minority accommodating their private sentiments to those of the majority.
But the matter now in debate has no relation to that; the men opposed to the new constitution have the same cause to defend, that the people of America had during the period of a seven years war. Who is he so base, that will peaceably submit to a government that will eventually destroy his sacred rights and privileges? The liberty of conscience, the liberty of the press, the liberty of trial by jury, &c. must lie at the mercy of a few despots, an infernal junto, that are for changing our free republican government into a tyrannical and absolute monarchy. These are what roused the sons of America to oppose Britain, and from the nature of things, they must have a similar effect now.
PHILADELPHIENSIS, No. 8.
DEBATES IN MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION, [Continued from Tuesday's paper.]
THE HON. MR. KING said, he would not detain the convention by any exordium, for the purpose of obtaining their attention. He declared however, that he thought the subject might be freed from certain prejudices connected with its examination, and that thereby the question might receive a fairer decision—this should be the object of his address.
The honorable gentleman observed, that the convention would do well to lay aside the terms annual or biennial, and consider the subject as it could be supported by principles—much had been said of the instruction to be derived from history on this point; he said he presumed to doubt whether this was the case. From the continent of Europe he believed, that we could receive no instruction; their parliaments after the overthrow of the Roman Empire, were not constructed upon the principle of a representation of the people. The conqueror of a given district of country, was by the feudal system, the prince or king of the people within his conquered territories; when he wished the advice of any persons, he summoned usually a number of his prin-
cipal officers, or the barons of his kingdom, to give him their council; but the people, or as they were degradingly called, the vassals, were never consulted. This certainly cannot be considered as a representation of the people: this mode of assembling a parliament probably obtained in the early stages of the English history; but those who have written on this subject agree that their information is very imperfect relative to the origin of English parliaments; they are not certain, who composed the parliament, how long they held their office, or concerning what points they were consulted.
Nothing clear on this subject appears before the 12th century. Magna Charta is the foundation of the imperfect representation of England; improvements have since been made in favor of the more equal and certain representation of the people; but it is still extremely imperfect and insecure. Perhaps the people of America are the first, who by the social compact, ever obtained a right to a full and fair representation, in making the laws of their country.
If then, continued Mr. K. history can afford little or no instruction on this subject, the convention must determine the question upon its own principles. It seems proper, that the representatives should be in office time enough to acquire that information which is necessary to form a right judgment; but that the time should not be so long as to remove from his mind the powerful check upon his conduct, that arises from the frequency of elections, whereby the people are enabled to remove an unfaithful representative, or to continue a faithful one. If the question is examined by this standard, perhaps it will appear that an election for two years is short enough for a representative in Congress; if one year is necessary for a representative to be useful in the state legislature, where the objects of his deliberation are local, and within his constant observation; two years does not appear too long, where the objects of deliberation are not confined to one state, but extend to thirteen states, where the complicated interests of united America, are mingled with those of foreign nations, and where the great duties of national sovereignty will require his constant attention. When the representatives of the colony of Massachusetts were first chosen, the country was not settled more than fifteen or twenty miles from Boston, they then held their offices for one year. The emigrants from Massachusetts, who settled on Connecticut river, appointed the representatives to meet in the general court of that colony, for only six months. Massachusetts, although her settlements have extended over almost her whole territory, have continued to depute representatives for only one year, and Connecticut for only six months, but as in each of these colonies, when under the British government, the duties of the representatives were merely local, the great duties of sovereignty being vested in their king, so since the revolution their duties have continued local, many of authorities of sovereignty being vested in Congress. It is now proposed to increase the powers of Congress, this will increase the duties of the representatives, and they must have a reasonable time to obtain the information necessary to a right discharge of their office.
It has been said, that our ancestors never relinquished the idea of annual elections. This is an error.
[To be continued.]

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY Of the state of New-York.
POUGHKEEPSIE, January 23, 1788.
THE house met pursuant to adjournment. The bill to relieve cities and towns from such charges as may arise from bastard children born within the same, was read a third time: Mr. Benton then made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. Low, to reject the bill, this was negatived; and it consequently passed into a law.
On motion of Mr. James Livingston, the house went into a committee on the bill for the limitation of actions and suits at law:
Mr. Carman in the chair.
After some time spent thereon, the committee rose and reported the progress they had made, and asked for leave to sit again.
On motion of Mr. Jones, the house went into a committee on the bill to redress disorders by common informers, and to prevent malicious informations:
Mr. Winant in the chair.
The committee having gone through and agreed to the bill, rose and reported accordingly; when it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
On motion of Mr. Jones, the house went into a committee on the bill for the more effectual discovery of the death of persons beyond sea, or absenting themselves, on whose lives estates do depend:
Mr. Van Orden in the chair.
The committee having gone through and agreed to the bill, rose and reported the same; it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
On motion of Mr. Jones, the house went into a committee on the bill against buying and selling of offices:
Mr. Low in the chair.
The committee having gone through and agreed to the bill, rose and reported the same; it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
On motion, the house went into a committee on the bill for rendering the proceedings on writs of mandamus, and informations in the nature of a quo warranto, more speedy and effectual:
Mr. Savage in the chair.
The committee having gone through and agreed to the bill, rose and reported the same; it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
The house went into a committee on the bill for ascertaining the measure of land:
Mr. Brooks in the chair.
The committee having gone through and agreed to the bill, rose and reported the same: it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
A message was received from the senate by Mr. Townsend, and Mr. Yates, informing that the senate had passed the bill to prevent forcible entries and detainers, without amendment; and that they had passed the bill to regulate the repacking of beef and pork for exportation, with amendments: the consideration thereof was postponed.
Mr. Gansevoort, from the committee appointed to examine all existing laws, and to report on the same; moved for leave and brought in a bill further to continue the office of state auditor; which was read a first time and ordered a second reading.
Mr. Jones moved for leave and brought in a bill for the suppression of immorality; and a bill for dividing this state into counties; which were read a first time and ordered a second reading.
Adjourned till ten o'clock to-morrow.
January 24, 1788.
The house met pursuant to adjournment.
The bill concerning apprentices and servants:
The bill for ascertaining the measure of land; and,
The bill supplementary to the act to prevent the exportation of unmerchantable flour, &c. were read a third time and passed the house.
Mr. Gansevoort from the committee consisting of the members of Albany county, to whom was referred the bill for establishing a nightly watch in the town of Schenectady, reported the bill; the house agreed to the same, and ordered it to be engrossed for a third reading.
The bill for the suppression of immorality:
The bill for dividing this state into counties; and,
The bill concerning the state auditor, were read a second time and committed.
General Clinton, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of the inhabitants of the towns of Newtown and Chemung, on the Tioga, reported a state of facts for the information of the house.
On motion, the said report, and the papers accompanying it, were committed to a committee of the whole house:
Mr. J. Smith in the chair.
After some time spent thereon, it was agreed that the papers should be recommitted to the first committee; that two gentlemen be added, and that they should have power to send papers, records, and persons, that they might obtain and lay before the house all the information necessary for a decision on the same.
The committee then rose, and asked for leave to sit again: this was granted, and a resolution entered on the minutes agreeable to the opinion of the committee, and Mr. Benton, and Mr. Schoonmaker added to the committee to whom the said papers had been originally referred.
On the suggestion of Mr. Gansevoort that he should soon leave the legislature, in order to take his seat in Congress, and that it would be proper to add another gentleman to the committee in his stead; Mr. Jones was accordingly appointed.
When this business was before the committee, it was stated by the attorney general, that two very important questions would have to be decided on.
1. Whether the legislature would encourage settlements to be made on lands not purchased from the Indians, or give any hopes of pre-emption for the same?
2. And, whether leases obtained from the Indians should be considered as valid?
[When these questions come again before the house, we expect some very interesting discussions will take place.] [To be continued.]
The answer of the Senate of the state of New-York, to the speech of his Excellency George Clinton, Esq. Governor of the said state, general, and commander in chief of all the militia, and admiral of the navy of the same.
SIR,
FULLY impressed with the necessity of maintaining a constant representation in the na-
tional council, the legislature proceeded at an early day to the appointment of a delegation for the present year.
Sensible of the obligation of a strict adherence to the national compact in all its parts, the requisition for the federal services of the current year, will claim our earliest attention: It affords us real satisfaction to learn, that from the arrangements of the national finances, this state will experience those benefits, which it had reason to expect from its exertions on former occasions; this satisfaction is increased by the reflection that it will afford the legislature an opportunity of applying a considerable portion of the resources of the state, to the diminution of its own debt.
We contemplate with real pleasure the advantages which must necessarily result from a final adjustment of the jurisdiction lines between this state and the commonwealths of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Measures have already been adopted for the authentication and deposit of the reports and proceedings of the commissioners who have been engaged in that important transaction, and provision will be made for liquidating and discharging the expenses which have accrued in those services.
The several official communications which your Excellency has been pleased to lay before us, will claim the attention due to their importance.
The tranquillity and good order which pervade this state, is a blessing for which our most grateful acknowledgments are due to Heaven. To this blessing we may in a great measure attribute that spirit of industry, so prevalent in our fellow citizens; and which we assure your excellency our best endeavours will be exerted to continue and extend, by discountenancing every superfluous consumption of foreign commodities, so detrimental to the true interest of the state.
By order of the senate.
Pierre Van Cortlandt, President. Senate chamber, Jan. 26th, 1788.
His Excellency's Reply.
Gentlemen, PERMIT me to tender you my sincere thanks for your polite and obliging answer.
The alacrity with which you have engaged in the business of the session, and the just sense you entertain of the different matters submitted to your consideration, afford me the highest satisfaction.
GEO. CLINTON.
Poughkeepsie, Jan. 28, 1788.
American Occurrences.
BOSTON, January 24. ON Thursday last, a letter from his excellency Samuel Huntington, Esq. Governor of the state of Connecticut, enclosing a copy of the doings of their convention, was received, and read by the convention of this state.
On Friday last the convention voted, that the following question be put to the Hon. E. Gerry, Esq. viz. "Why in the last requisition of Congress, the portion required of this state, was thirteen times as much as of Georgia, and yet we have but eight representatives in the general government, and Georgia has three?" and requested him to put his answer in writing.
The next day the Hon. Mr. Gerry answered the above question, as follows, viz.
Saturday morning, 19th January.
SIR, I HAVE no documents in Boston, and am uncertain whether I have any at home, to assist me in answering the question, "why in the last requisition of Congress, the portion required of this state, was thirteen times as much as of Georgia, and yet we have but eight representatives in the general government, and Georgia has three?" but if my memory serves me, the reason assigned by the committee who made the apportionment for giving such a number to Georgia, was, that that state had of late greatly increased its numbers by migration, and if not then, would soon be entitled to the proportion assigned her. I think it was also said, that the apportionment was made, not by any fixed principle, but by a compromise. These reasons not being satisfactory, a motion was made on the part of Massachusetts, for increasing her number of representatives, but it did not take effect.
I have the honor to be, Sir, with the highest respect, Your most obedient and very humble servant, E. GERRY.
Hon. Mr. Cushing,
Vice-President of the Convention,
On Monday last, in consequence of a publication which appeared in the Boston Gazette, of that day, the convention passed the following resolve, viz.
"Whereas there is a publication in the Boston Gazette, of this day, as follows, viz.
"BRIBERY and CORRUPTION!!!
"THE most diabolical plan is on foot to corrupt the members of the convention, who oppose the adoption of the new constitution. Large sums of money have been brought from a neighbouring state for that purpose, contributed by the wealthy; if so, is it not probable there may be collections for the same accursed purpose nearer home?
CENTINEL."
"Resolved, That this convention will take measures for enquiring into the subject of the said publication, and for ascertaining the truth or falsehood of the suggestion therein contained."
As soon as the convention met on Monday morning, the Hon. Mr. Bowdoin, informed that Hon. body of the publication, and introduced to the chair, the motion for an enquiry into the matter, which occasioned considerable conversation in the convention. Many gentlemen urged the propriety of the investigation: that if true, the devisers of the plan might be known—and if false, that the infamous design of the incendiary be detected—and that the author, who had thus insulted the dignity of the people of this state, by suggesting an idea that they had appointed men to represent them in convention, capable of being bribed, should be exposed; the speakers, who thus urged the inquiry were, the Hon. Mr. Bowdoin, Judge Sumner, Hon. Messrs. Dalton, Sedgwick, Foller, Gore, Jones (of Boston) Col. Varnum, and others. On the other hand, the Hon. Mr. White, Mr. Wedgery, and Gen. Thompson, opposed the inquiry, on the idea that it was assuming a legislative power;
that the convention had no right to question any person on the subject; and that it would tend to produce a repetition of such publications: but a great majority of the convention considering with indignation the insult offered to the commonwealth, by thus holding up the idea to our sister states, and foreigners, that undue means were taking to produce a measure, to effect which they conceived nothing but fair and candid arguments and reasonings were necessary, thought an enquiry absolutely indispensable; it was therefore ordered, that the messenger be directed to request the printers of the paper to appear before the convention forthwith to give information respecting the publication: the messenger having waited on the printers, they in the afternoon sent a letter to the convention, acquainting that hon. body, that the gentleman who furnished them with the information, had said he had good foundation for it, and that they could not give up his name. On this a committee was raised, to take the letter into consideration, who have not yet reported; but from many circumstances that have transpired, we are authorised to assure the public, that it is a false and groundless fabrication.
New-York, February 1.
From LLOYD's List, Nov. 3d, 1787.
ARRIVED at Dover, Bexley, Mescnard, from New-York; passed Gravesend, Prince George, Strong, ditto.
In the hurricane, at Honduras, on the 2d September last, the following vessels were lost; they were all bound for London, and loaded; many other vessels suffered materially.
Ship Bellisarius, Sill; ship George, Wallace, with the captain and crew; ship Thomas, Row; ship Hope, Perry; ship Catherine, Cole; ship Susanna, Forsyth; ship Bermuda, Bryan; ship Jenny, Muir.
Yesterday arrived the Schooner Marseilles, Bourbine, from Norfolk.
Extract of a letter from Salem, Jan. 23.
"The bark Lighthouse, belonging to E. H. Derby, Esq. of this town, commanded by Capt. John Tucker, is arrived from the Isle of France, in the East-Indies. An English gentleman, who took passage with Capt. Tucker, for his health, died on the passage. We are sorry to add, that Capt. Tucker is very ill. Capt. Nichols and company, late of the ship Three Sisters, which belonged also to Mr. Derby, came home with Capt. Tucker, having sold their vessel in the East-Indies."
Extract from ALLEN's N. London Marine List.
January, 17th.
Arrived here, sloop Carpenter, which was drove in the late storm from her anchors out of Huntington-Bay, Long-Island.
January, 18th.
Arrived, Schooner Lucy E. Wells, from Martinico, in 18 days; with whom came passengers Capt. Benjamin Richards, and Mr. Nathan Hinman, belonging here.
Advises, Schooner Virgin, Alpheus Billings, outward-bound, from Norwich, was cast away on the coast of Demarara, vessel and cargo lost.
Sloop —, from Curacoa, 64 days passage, hard weather, and short allowance, belonging to New-Haven.
January, 19th.
Arrived brig Brothers, Briggs, from Cape Francois, in 49 days.
Snow Robert, Woodham, from St. Vincents, in 64 days.
Schooner —, Riley, from St. Thomas's in 20 days.
Schooner —, Olmstead, from Baltimore, in 16 days, last from Rhode-Island; left at Rhode Island; sloop Deborah, Ingham, from South-Carolina.
January, 20.
Arrived brig Unity, Giles Sage, in 35 days from Cape-Francois; failed from thence 9 days before him, sloop Washington, Joseph Bell; sloop Union, Blainard, 13th November; —, Gilbert, 15th ditto; —, Thompson, 25th ditto for New-Haven.
Left at the Cape,
Brig Brothers, Truman; — Silas and Sally, Moses Williams; —, John Miller; —, Collis, belonging to New-Haven; — New-Fields, S. Smedley failed in company for Fairfield.
On the 8th December, in Turks Island passage, Capt. Thurston spoke brig Clarissa, William Loring, belonging to Norwich, and brig Hope, Nathan Sage, belonging to Hartford, bound to Port-au-Prince all well.
Arrived, Schooner Charlotte, Price, master, from Martinico, last from St. Eustatia, in 24 days.
Left at Martinico.
Brig Pamela, F. Bulkley, belonging to Rocky-Hill; brig Union, Charles Magill, Middletown; Schooner —, John Newson, Wethersfield; sloop —, Oliver Goodrich, Wethersfield; Schooner Sally, Amafa Jones, Middletown; sloop —, Knot, Wethersfield; Schooner —, Fanning, Stonington.
At St. Eustatia.
Sloop Industry, Asa Benton, belonging to Hartford; sloop —, with horses and mules, belonging to Norwich; Schooner Willing-Maid, Wallace, failed in company for New-Haven.
On the 19th December, in lat. 29. 40. long. 70. 90. W. spoke sloop Portsmouth, John Hodge, from St. Bartholomew, bound to Virginia, 16 days out, all well; advice from sloop Sally, John Peck, dated St. Thomas's, 25th December, mentions, That he had the misfortune to put back in distress.
Arrived at Georgia, Schooner —, Christopher Prince, from this port, 9 days passage, all well.
Arrived at Martinico, brig Bride, Bruntal, belonging to New-Haven.
Monday, 21st, failed, Schooner Eagle, Samuel Hulbut, for North-Carolina; sloop —, master don't know who, outward bound for West-Indies, belonging to Stratford.
Tuesday, 22d, Arrived, sloop —, Curtis, in 42 days from St. Eustatia.
Wednesday, 23d, Arrived, Schooner Allegator, R. S. Sill, from South-Carolina, last from Beaufort, 7 days; sloop Kitty, Overton, last from St. Eustatia, 62 days.
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AARON ACKERMAN.
New-York the 31st Jan. 1788, 6 and 9
By Order of the Honorable John Sloo Hobart, Esq. one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of New-York:
NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of Peter Webbers, an insolvent debtor, to appear before the said judge, at his chamber, situated in Crown-street, in the northward of the city of New-York, by Thursday the twenty-eighth day of February 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 an act of the legislature of this state, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786.
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NOTICE is hereby giving by the
petitioning creditors of David C. Franks, an insolvent debtor, that they appear before John Willey, Esq. Alderman, and one of the Judges of the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, at his office, in Nassau street, on Friday the 1st day of February next, to shew cause, if any they have, why an assignment of the estate of said David C. Franks, should not be made for the benefit of all his creditors, and the said David C. Franks discharged, pursuant to the directions of an act of the Legislature of the state of New-York, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786. DAVID C. FRANKS. Dated 28th of Jan. 1788.36
Sales by the Sheriff.
On MONDAY the 11th of Feb. next,
At XII o'Clock,
WILL BE SOLD,
At the COFFEE-HOUSE,
One Hundred very valuable
LOTS of LAND,
SITUATE in the Out-ward of this city, between the Broad-way or Great George-street, and the Bowry-lane. A particular description of the lots may be had at No 36, Water-street.
N. B. The conditions of sale will be made known at the time and place of sale, by
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New-York, Jan. 28, 1788. 4 c.d.
Twenty Pounds Reward.
WHEREAS the door of St. Pe-
ter's church, in this city, was broke open, on the night of Saturday, the 26th inst. by some person, or persons, unknown, the above reward of Twenty Pounds will be paid by the trustees of said church, to any person or persons who may detect, apprehend, and prove to conviction, the party or parties guilty thereof.
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Ran away, from Cape Francois,
A MULATTO MAN,
Named JACQUES or JAMES,
A CREOLE, from Martinico,
AN excellent kitchen and pastry
COOK, 26 or 27 years of age, about 5 feet 9 inches high, middling thick, his legs are much warped, much pock-marked, a very large mouth, small eyes and funk, a large forehead and long necked; he has a kind of ring-worn on one of his arms, and has a difficulty in his speech, flammering a little—He left Cape Francois in the beginning of May last, and was supposed to have taken passage for this continent. Whoever secures said Mulatto Man, and gives intelligence, will be handsomely rewarded, and all reasonable charges paid. Enquire at No. 15, Queen-Street. 78 c.d.

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SAY, what more can cheer the foul, Than o'er verdant meads to stroll, Richly cloth'd in mantle green, Adding lustre to its scene?
J. P.
A CERTAIN king in Hungary, being on a time exercised with very serious apprehensions of death; his brother a jolly courtier, would needs know of him what ailed him. O brother, said he, I have been a great sinner before God, and I know not how to die or to appear before God, in judgment. These are, said his brother, melancholy thoughts, and made a jest of them. The king replied nothing for the present: but the custom of the country was, that if the executioner came and found a trumpet before any man's door, he was presently to be led to execution. The king in the dead time of the night sends the executioner to sound the trumpet before his brother's door: who hearing it, and seeing the messenger, hastens pale and trembling to his brother, beseeching him to tell wherein he had offended. O brother, replied the king, you have never offended me: and is the fight of my executioner so dreadful, and shall not I, that have greatly, and grievously offended God, be brought before the judgment seat of Christ?
Affix of BREAD,
As Established December 5, 1787. A Loaf of inspected superfine Wheat Flour to weigh Two Pounds Five Ounces for Six-pence. A Loaf of Rye Flour to weigh One Pound Twelve Ounces for Three-pence.
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Among which are, THE present state of Nova-Scotia, with an account of Canada; Whitaker's vindication of Mary, Queen of Scots, 3 vol. Mil's Grenville, a new novel, 3 vol. Maria, or the Generous Ruffian; Alexander's history of women; Bolinbroke's Miscellanies; Blair's Lectures, 3 vol. Sully's Memoirs, 5 vol. Cullen's Practice, 4 vol. New-Edinburgh Dispensatory; Smith's Cookery; Martin's Young Gentlemen and Ladies Philosophy, 3 vol. A variety of the best Classics now in use.
S. CAMPBELL has this day published, GULLIVER REVIVED, CONTAINING singular travels, campaigns voyages and adventures, in Russia, Iceland, Turkey, Egypt, Gibraltar, up the Mediterranean, and on the Atlantic ocean: Also an account of a voyage into the moon, with many extraordinary particulars relative to the cooking animal in that planet, which are here called the human species, by Baron Munchausen; the 4th edition, considerably enlarged.
DR. SPEDIAUR'S PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on the VENEREAL DISEASE; describing the various symptoms, and method of cure in every different state. The third edition, corrected. Price only five shillings sewed.
N. B. The great demand for this treatise, the account of it giving by the Reviewers, and the large extracts made from it by Dr. Duncan, in his medical commentaries, with the recommendation of several eminent Doctors of this city, has induced the editor to present the public with an American edition of the work, printed correctly from the last London edit. and reduced to less than two thirds of the price.
With a great variety of STATIONARY in particular, pocket-books, ink-holders, paper, blank books, quills, wax, wafers, &c.
N. B. SAMUEL CAMPBELL returns his sincere thanks to his customers, and those who have purchased Books or Stationary at his store, and hopes, by his assiduity and attention in keeping an universal assortment of books, and the reasonable prices he sells at, will insure a further continuance of their favors The European, Political, Edinburgh, and Scots MAGAZINES.
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IN CONGRESS assembled, July 23, 1787. RESOLVED, That all persons having unliquidated claims against the United States, pertaining to the late commissaries, quartermasters, cloachiers, or marine department, shall exhibit particular abstracts of such claims to the proper commissioner, appointed to settle the accounts of those departments, within eight months from the date hereof; and all persons having other unliquidated claims against the United States, shall exhibit a particular abstract thereof to the comptroller of the treasury of the United States, within one year from the date hereof; and all accounts not exhibited as aforesaid, shall be precluded from settlement or allowances.
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At the STORE of Mr. Barnt Deklyn, No. 39, Maiden-Lane, near the FLY-MARKET the following
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Which will be SOLD at the most reduced Prices, to wit. A VARIETY of Mantuas and other Gown Silks, Saracens, Peclongs, and Modes, Chintzes, Printed Linens, and Cottons, Fancy Shawls and Handkerchiefs, Jeans, Jeanetts, and India Dimities, A quantity of Linen and Cotton Checks, Spotted and plain Velvets, A variety of Gloves and Fans, Linens, Sheetings, and Osnabrigs, Marseilles Quilting, Fancy Jacket Patterns, A variety of Plumes and Ribbands, Fancy Shoe Buckles and Buttons.
With a Variety of other Articles, Which he is determined to SELL low, for Jersey (upon the face of the Bill) New-York, or Pennsylvania PAPER MONEY.
FLAX-SEED,
STORED, Cleaned, Purchased and Sold at HARTELL and WOODWARD Flax-seed floor lately occupied by Mr. JACOB SARY, last by Mr. Nath, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. 38—e.d.
By Order of the Hon. JOHN SLOSS HOBART Esq. one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New-York:
NOTICE is hereby given to Blair M'Clenachan, late of the city of Philadelphia, and state of Pennsylvania, merchant, an absent debtor, and to all others whom it may concern, that on application to the said judge made by a creditor of the said Blair M'Clenachan, an absent debtor, as aforesaid; he the said judge, by virtue and in pursuance of the act of the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, entitled, "An act for relief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the 4th day of April, 1786—hath directed all the estate, real and personal, of the said Blair M'Clenachan, an absent debtor, within this state, to be seized, and that unless the said Blair M'Clenachan, an absent debtor, as aforesaid, shall return and discharge his debts within one year after the date hereof, all his estate, real and personal, will be sold for the payment and satisfaction of his creditors. New-York, Jan. 28, 1788.
Masters & Owners of Vessels
Are hereby informed, THAT they may be supplied with cables, large or small of any length, and cordage of all sizes, made of Petersburg hemp, first quality, at Ivers's Rope-walk, at the head of Mulberry-street, the first left hand turn above the Tea-Water Pump, on such favorable terms as to merit the attention of any gentleman that would wish to lay out his money to the best advantage. Cables spliced, with the addition of any length required, white rope of every sort for city or country use, hambro lines, deep sea lines, hand lead lines, log lines, houseline, and marline, &c. &c. by H. IVERS, Ropemaker. N. B. The above articles, whether in large or small quantities, will be delivered to any part of the city without expence of cartage to the buyer. New-York, Dec. 7, 1787. 58 e.d.
THOMAS SMITH, BOOT and SHOE MAKER, LEATHER CUTTER, AND CURRIER, Queen Street, No. 179, Corner of Beekman or Chapel Street,
BEGS leave to inform his friends, and the public in general, that he carries on the above branches in an extensive manner. He makes and sells the following articles, wholesale and retail, viz.
   £. s. d.     Gentlemen's best boots with the best English legs and bend-foles, bound with Morocco, 2 12 0   Gentlemen's best boots turned down tops, best English legs and bend-foles, 2 10 0   Gentlemen's best boots with the best York legs and bend-foles, bound with Morocco, 2 8 0   Ditto best plain, ditto, York legs and bend-foles, 2 4 0   Ditto ditto, with York legs and foles, 2 0 0   Best water boots with bend-foles, 2 0 0   Gentlemen's best calf-skin shoes with bound tops, 0 11 0   Mens strong shoes, from 8/ to 0 9 0   Ladies best silk shoes, 1 0 0   Ditto ditto, stuff lined or calimanco, 0 10 0   Ditto ditto leather lined and bound, 0 9 0   Ditto do. common, 0 8 0   Boys, Girls, and childrens shoes of all kinds.    As also, all kinds of leather, whether for shoe makers, saddlers, or harness-makers use.—English boot-legs, bend soles as usual.
He wishes to inform the public, that, as he is determined to sell on the most reasonable terms, no credit on any account will be given, except to those of his former customers.
And likewise, that no shoes will be sent to any one for trial except they be very well known, as he has already suffered too much loss on that account.
Country store-keepers, and others, will find it to their advantage to deal at the above store, as they can be supplied with upper leathers, foles, half foles, &c. by the dozen, on the most reasonable terms.
Black-ball of an excellent quality for cleaning boots or shoes, wholesale and retail. N. B. Rough leather taken in and curried on the most reasonable terms. 24—e. d. 5w
PRIZE-MONEY,
Of the Squadron under John Paul Jones, Esquire, NOTICE is hereby given to those officers and men of the Frigate Alliance and Bon homme Richard, who are entitled to a share in the prizes taken by the squadron under the command of John Paul Jones, Esq. that a division has been made of the proceeds of such prizes as were old in France, and that the shares will be paid to he respective claimants, or their legal representatives, on their producing, at this office, sufficient proof that they are the persons, or are empowered by the persons actually entitled to the shares they respectively claim. Benjamin Walker, Commissioner. Office of accounts, Marine department.
A PERSON, perfectly acquainted with MERCHANT'S ACCOUNTS, would be glad of employ, in that line, either in Posting of Books, or adjusting intricate accounts. Enquire of the Printer. New-York, October 25, 1787. 38—e.d.
STAGE.
Morris-Town and Paules-Hook ON the 14th inst. the subscriber began to run his Stage-Waggon every Tuesday and Friday, from his house in Morris-Town, to Paules-Hook, by the way of Newark, starting at five o'clock each morning. The waggon generally arrives at Jacamiah Smith's, Paules-Hook, about one o'clock of the same day, where it remains until the next morning, nine o'clock, when it returns by the same route, and with all expedition.
The FARE for a passenger, with seven pounds of baggage, is ONE DOLLAR, and the same for one hundred and fifty pound weight.
The waggon, on its route to Paules-Hook, stops at Lawrence's tavern, Springfield, where the passengers may breakfast, if they choose; the next stage is at Major Sayre's, Newark, from whence they proceed to Paules-Hook.
N. B. Letters, to be sent by the above stage, may be lodged at Capt. Crane's, a few doors above the Ferry-house, in Cortlandt-street, New-York, from whence they shall always be safely conveyed to the stage. All letters carried free.
GEORGE OHARA.
Morris-Town, August 28, 1787.
Just PUBLISHED, and to be Sold at this OFFICE, No. 25, Water-street,
The American Calculator, or Counting-House COMPANION,
CONTAINING,
A TABLE, ascertaining the value of fundy coins in gold, as regulated by the Chamber of Commerce in this city, and shewing at one view, their value in the several currencies of New-York, North-Carolina, and Great-Britain. A Collection of Tables, shewing, at one view, the amount of any number (under 10,000) of Dollars, French and English Crowns, Half Joes, French and English Guineas, &c. as they pass through the United States A Table of Guineas, as they pass in England and Ireland. Rules for the ready reducing the currencies of the United-States, from the currency of one state into the currency of any other of the United states; and for reducing the currencies of the United-States into sterling, and sterling into the currencies of the said states. Rules for reducing English Money into Irish, and Irish Money into English, according to the par of exchange between both kingdoms. Five different tables of the coins of the United-States of America, agreeable to a resolve of Congress of the 8th August, 1787, viz. a Table of Half Dollars, a Table of Dimes, a Table of Cents, and a table of Mills; calculated to render familiar the proper mode of counting said Money. This Book is intended for the convenience of Merchants, &c. in the United States, by Francis Healy, Accomptant.
Price 1f. 6d. single. The usual discount to Bookfellers, and others, who may purchase by the Hundred, Dozen, &c. ** Also may be had of Messieurs Campbell, Reid, Allen, Macgill, and Mills, Bookfellers. To be Sold at this PRINTING-OFFICE,
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to Jacob Hagerman, of the city of New-York, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscribers, their accounts will be put in the hands of an attorney; and all his creditors are desired to bring in their accounts properly attested. A dividend is intended to be made on the first Monday in March next, provided the creditors accounts are sent in to
JOHN MURRAY, or WALTER BUCHANAN, J New-York, Dec. 13, 1787. 6g row. 4s.
Moses Gomez,
A VACANT LOT, for one or a term of years, in Hage-street; 45 feet in length, and 21 feet; six inches in front, and 19 feet in the rear. A L S O,
A VACANT LOT, in Ferry-street, seventy-five feet wide, and one hundred feet long. It faces Cliff and Chapple-streets. The said Lot will be let, either whole or in two separate Lots, as best suits the applicant. MOSES GOMEZ.
Just PUBLISHED, and to be SOLD, at
T. GREENLEAF'S
PRINTING-OFFICE, No. 25, Water-street, A new, complete, and correct Edition of Baron Steuben's Regulations
FOR THE Order and Discipline OF THE Troops of the United States. TO BE LET, B,
To be sold at this Office, OBSERVATIONS, leading to a fair Examination of the Government proposed by the late CONVENTION, and to several essential and necessary Alterations.
—LETTERS of INTELLIGENCE—occasional PARAGRAPHS—speculative PIECES—ESSAYS, &c.—are gratefully received at this OFFICE. For the greater CONVENIENCE and SAFETY of which COMMUNICATIONS, a LETTER BOX is placed in the Window. SUBSCRIPTIONS for this PAPER (printed EVERY DAY, at Six, and ONCE a Week, at Two Dollars, per Annum) are also received here—and ADVERTISEMENTS, REASONABLY INSERTED ** PRINTING, in all its Variety, performed with NEATNESS and DISPATCH.