Gazette of the United-States. (New-York [N.Y.]), 1791-08-20 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States.
PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA.
[No. 33, of Vol. III.]
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1791.
[Whole No. 241.]
FROM THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL.
MR. BAILEY,
IT is the duty of every good citizen, and every prudent man, to consider the nature and operation of the public measures, that are adopted from time to time by government, whether they be those of Congress or the State Legislature. I found myself satisfied on very little reflection, with the impost on foreign goods, and I see plainly it tends to give a considerable part of the necessary revenue, and, at the same time, to encourage manufacturing at home. Since the new revenue law, or excise, as some call it, has been passed, I have had it in my mind a good deal, and turned it there much and often. On thinking for myself (for I do not like any man to heat or cool me too much on public subjects) some things strike me, which did not at first occur, and as they may not have come into the minds of some of my countrymen, may be it will do no harm to send them to your free paper.
The first remark that strikes me is, that by the calculations made, there appears to be no occasion for a land tax, or any other kind of tax, and no probability of one, if this revenue is collected; for there seems enough impost and duty on spirit to keep us clear of them all. Now I never did expect to see the public debts of this country, and the expenses of government and an Indian war, all provided for at once, without one dollar of land tax, or tax on polls, or heads, or personal property! I find too, if I have a mind to be sober and frugal, and have a large family, whose maintenance obliges me to be so, I can make out with cider, mead, metheglin and beer, without paying any of this duty, and I can sell my grain for food, or to those who make a trade of distilling and brewing to sell by wholesale. There is no doubt that those, who do follow liquor-making as a trade, will do it the cheaper, in proportion as they make it in large quantities, and that they can afford to give a price for grain to distill, which it would not do for an owner of a still of fifty gallons to pay. The duty on the lowest foreign rum, is much higher than the duty on home made spirits of the same proof or strength. The home made spirits of grain and fruit, pay only nine cents, or about eight pence Pennsylvania money, which is exactly the duty laid by the act of Assembly, and continued for many, many years, by as good patriotic whig Assemblies, as ever sat in this State, or in any other country upon earth. But foreign spirits of the same proof pay 20 cents, or 18 pence Pennsylvania money, which is above double the duty on our spirits. It is plain to me that this difference of eleven cents (or about ten pence) in favor of home-made spirits, must very soon stop the use of any great quantity of foreign rum and brandy, even on the sea coast, and that it will put an end to it in the back country, the first time we have a good crop and bad markets abroad. From accounts it seems very likely that this will be the case with our present crop. This great difference in the duty in favor of home-made spirits, will be found a vast help to the farmer, and therefore sound and patriotic policy in Congress. It is better for the maker of home spirits, to pay eight pence on his rum, and to have eighteen pence on rival British rum, than to be quite free from duty, and have only seven pence as before, on foreign spirits. Under the State law, we had only 2 and 1-2 on foreign rum, and then our stills had a worse chance, by six or seven pence.
They think in Holland and Britain, that the growing of hops and barley is a very profitable part of farming; and it is plain that America will be better off, by raising great quantities of them; for the more various our produce, the more certain it will be that we shall get some of our crops through to advantage, in our various seasons wet and dry. I therefore argue, that the high duties on foreign spirits (which have been very much increased on account of the duty on ours) will bring on a deal of brewing, and call for hops, and winter and summer barley, in large quantities. Indeed I think this very season there will be such a want of barley, owing to the short impost of rum and molasses, that wheat will be malted in some places. If a man that owns a still, will work it smartly and pay by the capacity of the still, and not by the gallon, the duty will not stand him more than one third of what foreign rum is to pay, so he can afford more for grain and fruit to still. We know very well in Pennsylvania, that old William Penn was a shrewd sensible man. He kept peace with the Savages better than any of the other proprietors, governors, or old king's governors, that we read of; and he brought Pennsylvania forward by the foundations he laid, faster than any country in the world, in the same time. This wise old man, in the year 1684 set a duty on spirits of all kinds, of twelve pence, as the best revenue for a young country. He justly observes, that the rich and the drunkard pay nearly the whole of it. The sober and moderate pay it less; and any man may pay nothing by using only cider, metheglin and beer. Penn was certainly a very wise man, a good Christian, a friend to liberty, civil and religious, and had a remarkable insight and foresight in the true interest and capacities of this country. It is my opinion, Mr. Bailey, that the regulation of spirituous liquors is as important to the happiness of man, and the true service of God, as schools and places of worship. School a youth ever so well, teach him the way of a sober and pious life ever so carefully, he will be in the greatest danger if spirituous liquors be as plenty by him as the springs and fountains. If a man will spend his money, or give his labor for drink, in such a degree as to make himself unfit for work, the more he pays for it the better, because the price will set some bounds to excesses. I find a particular comfort in the excise, on the following score—The State debts, if they had not been assumed, would have remained for the States to pay. Having vested Congress with the impost, the States would probably have laid a land tax, for they could not have laid an excise without ruining the country distilleries, unless Congress had raised the duty on foreign rum, as they have done from a regard for the home distiller; and it is but right further to mark the scrupulous justice of Congress, in regard to the money. In order that the money raised on stills and spirits in the back country, might be applied to the immediate benefit of the persons residing in those parts, they have provided, that all that shall be raised this year, by the revenue or excise law, shall be pledged to pay the expenses of General St. Clair's, and General Scott's and other expeditions against the Savages, that harrys our back country, from Pennsylvania to Georgia. This is surely giving the belt and fairest course to things, and is right well done.
This duty is also to be applied in part to renewing the treaty with the emperor of Morocco, whose cruisers would take our vessels and interrupt the sales of our fish, grain, indigo, rice, tobacco and lumber in Europe, and the wine countries. Other uses to which the money produced by the excise will be applied, are to pay off our debts to France and other friendly powers, contracted in the late war with Britain, and to our creditors at
home. It must therefore be the desire and interest of every good citizen, who wishes that our government may discharge these obligations, and may obey these plain dictates of policy, to give a helping hand to the law. This is growing up into a powerful and glorious country, and will continue to grow, if we have peace at home and keep faith abroad. Above all, we should try not to owe money to foreign kings, because it will give them a pretext to interfere in our affairs, and they are a sort of persons, who like to meddle with other nation's matters. I am your friend, and
A CONSTANT READER.
[We have received several numbers of the BEE, a new work, now publishing by Dr. ANDERSON, in Edinburgh, from which extracts may occasionally appear in this Gazette.]
FROM THE BEE.
REVOLUTIONS in societies and nations are not affairs universally demonstrable, that owe their perfection or circumscription to the powers of the human mind. These belong rather to the nature of cause and effect. Their hidden and secret nature are best known by their consequences. One cause however is obvious, the oppression of men in power. Despotic governments might preserve the peace and felicity of their subjects by lenity and equity of administration. The people under such princes might be cemented to their sovereigns without so much as knowing for why—at least without any inquiry into the rights of sovereignty: But whenever oppression begins, the painful chains speak to their understanding more emphatically than all the eloquence of Demosthenes. Another evident reason of state-revolution is, the introduction of commerce. The heads of the people might even be generous and humane in framing an absolute government: But these principles being only flexible, and corruptible by interest, what can save a nation from utter ruin, but the common and commercial people? and how shall these become saviors of their country, unless by mechanical ingenuity and commerce, they obtain influence to raise up their dignity? Unless they industriously cultivate those arts, which have fertility to supply the defects of nature? Oppression, therefore, matching with influence and mental refinement, will struggle and debate from their own weight and importance; and the result must turn out according to the superior balance of contending powers. Such things appear to have been two causes of the French Revolution, which, if as steadfastly maintained in infancy, as at the birth, must be productive of the manhood of liberty. If these principles laid down are general, Spain in its multiplied degrees of society, and ill situation for trade, on account of the influx of the Mexican specie, must yet spur long in the furrows of slavery.
Sketches of FOX, BURKE, PITT, SHERIDAN, &c. [By the Author of LESSONS to a YOUNG PRINCE.]
[IT is an old, but useful adage—Read every author with a jealous eye.—Mankind would be under infinitely greater obligations to men of learning for their literary labors, were they more candid in their remarks upon each other; there is a kind of Turkish policy predominant in their observations on cotemporaries; not merely imaginary rivalships, but any kind of equality is intolerable—and hence it is very uncommon to find a generous acknowledgment of merit in the works of others, even on subjects in which neither are particularly interested; but with respect to an opposition of sentiment, it seldom fails to produce a copious effusion of disqualifying epithets. These observations will apply to differences in politics—the most brilliant success on the part of those who are fortunate rivals, cannot defend them from the shafts of obloquy; and tho' the world may award the tribute of applause, the acrimony of a party spirit will attempt to blast their laurels. The following sketches, are the production of genius, wit and learning, but the evocations of envy and prejudice are so apparent that they cannot be read without indignation—The world at large have long entertained very different sentiments of the respective characters, but this writer of lessons, has stripped the group of both integrity and abilities—and with a generous design to benefit posterity no doubt, has consigned their memories to execration!]
I AM going to hazard an opinion, on which I would hazard my life—that Fox, by far the superior man of the party, is remarkably defective in the great and inventive properties of wisdom—schemes, plans, information, or materials, have ever been collected for Fox, by all the talents and industry of a powerful party; and he has, above all men, the faculty of instantly giving order and expression to uncouth and enormous masses; but his mind not embracing the origin of measures, it is a chance that he directs them to the ruin or advantage of his party. I will give as instances—the coalition—the India bill—the inherent right of regency—and the trial of Warren Hastings—events which mark
the public life of Mr. Fox with national odium; and he has incurred it, not from dishonesty, for if there be an honest man among the political adventurers and champions of the time, he is Charles Fox; but for want of abilities, for want of wisdom.
Who projected the coalition I am not informed. By internal evidence, I should adjudged it to be the idea of Burke; the extravagant absurdity of it suits no other mind.
The India bill, I am well assured, is Burke's own offspring, and it strongly bears the impressions of its parent.
The doctrine of hereditary regency was furnished by Lord Loughborough (the well known Wedderburne) with abundant promises of authorities and reasons, which are not fulfilled.
In the trial of Hastings, eloquence has been employed like water in an inundation, without judgment and without advantage.
All the objects in the contemplation of Mr. Fox on these celebrated occasions, might have been obtained—not only without infamy, but with applause.
Pitt has obtained them all, with abilities greatly inferior, but with the art of profiting by the errors of Fox. He has all the advantages of a coalition, by detaching ROBINSON* from his old master. He has acquired more power in India, than Mr. Fox aimed at, by only saving appearances with the King; he has acquired popularity by a doctrine respecting the power of two estates in Parliament, which if advanced by Mr. Fox, would have procured his impeachment—and he has rendered his opponents the instruments of his own purposes respecting Mr. Hastings†.
Such are the superlative abilities of your Royal Highness's principal, though, perhaps, not your favorite counsellor.
That Burke has talents, no man of sense will pretend to deny; but they are superficial, ostentatious, and want the guidance of judgment and science. Satis eloquentia, sapientia parum.
Sheridan, with equal imagination has more art; and being educated on the stage, understands the method of giving effect to every sentiment, action and expression. But he is a mere artificer of scenes; his orations are plays in a new form, and they produce amusement and admiration, never conviction or respect.
The abilities and accomplishments of the three united, would not constitute a statesman, or a truly great man. Their fancies or imaginations are not balanced by science, or that high and exalted reason which is formed by the calm and patient study of Philosophy, a profound acquaintance with history, and strict discipline of mathematics.
* Lord North's confidential secretary.
† If the conduct of the Minister were thoroughly understood in this business; if the motives of his sudden conversion to the opinion that Hastings should be impeached, were stated to Parliament and the country by an able and honest Senator, we might see what we have long wanted, a minister rendered actually responsible.
EXTRACT from the ALBANY REGISTER.
SUPPOSE a man to have six children, three of them sons, whose estate is worth 3000l.—the interest of this is only 180l. per annum;—with this small sum he has six children to maintain, clothe and educate—He certainly cannot bring all his sons up professional men, nor his daughters fine ladies. Let him then make them useful members of society. Two of his sons let him make tradesmen. By this he will save the expence of supporting them from 14 years of age, and ever after; and give them what they will ever have reason to bless him for, a trade, which is better than an estate, because it can never be spent.—The third, if he be favored by the indulgent hand of Providence, with that desirable blessing genius, let him make a professional man. And his daughters, let them be instructed to spin, knit and sew, as well as the ordinary work of a house, but by no means neglect their education. Let them boast, with a conscious pride, that the cloaths they wear every day are the fruits of their own industry; and I'll engage those allurements will soon attract the notice of men of sense, and dazzle in their eyes, superior to the brilliancy of a crimson silk—the gay appearance of a sugar-loaf hat, thrown carelessly on one side of the head, with the addition of an elastic bishop, and a full breasted stomacher.
AN OBSERVER.

A CARD.
To the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES. WILLIAM COOPER and ARTHUR NOBLE, present their respects to the President of the United States, and request his acceptance of some samples of Maple Sugar manufactured at Cooper's Town, in the state of New-York—they beg leave to congratulate the President upon the immense acquisition of this manufactory to the interests of patriotism and humanity, being well convinced, that a sufficient quantity of this sugar may be made in a few years to supply the whole United States.
Philadelphia, August 6, 1791.
To which the PRESIDENT was pleased to return the following Reply.
THE President of the United States is much obliged by the polite attention of Messieurs Cooper and Noble—he thanks them for the present of Maple Sugar, and learns, with great pleasure, the progress of that promising manufacture.
August 8, 1791.
COMMUNITY OF GOODS.
[EXTRACT FROM A SPEECH OF JUDGE WILSON.]
IN the early settlement of America we find two experiments on the operation and effects of a community of goods: the issue of each was very unfortunate. Virginia was the scene of the first; an instruction was given to the colonists, that during five years next after their landing, they should trade jointly—that the produce of their joint industry should be deposited in a common magazine, and that from this common magazine, every one should be supplied under the direction of the council! What were the consequences? I relate them in the words of the historian of Virginia.
“And now the English began to find the mistake of forbidding and preventing private property; for whilst they all laboured jointly together, and were fed out of the common store, happy was he that could slip from his labour, or slubber over his work in any manner. Neither had they any concern about the increase; presuming however the crop prospered, that the public store must maintain them, even the most honest and industrious would scarcely take so much pains in a week, as they would have done for themselves in a day;”
The second experiment was made in the colony of New-Plymouth. During several years, all commerce was carried on in one joint stock—all things were common to all; and the necessaries of life were daily distributed to every one from the public store. But these regulations soon furnished abundant reasons for complaint, and proved most fertile sources of common calamity. The colonists were sometimes in danger of starving; and severe whipping, which was often administered to promote labour, was only productive of constant and general discontent. This absurd policy became, at last, apparent to every one; and the introduction of exclusive property immediately produced the most comfortable change in the colony, by invigorating the pursuits of its inhabitants.
The right of separate property seems to be founded in the nature of men and things; and when societies become numerous, the establishment of that right is highly important to the existence, to the tranquility, to the convenience, to the elegancies, to the refinements, and to some of the virtues of civilized life.
INTEMPERANCE.
[EXTRACT FROM THE NEWPORT HERALD.]
LAW-GIVERS, and men in authority, should consider themselves, as they are, the guardians and protectors of the public health and economy for the time being, and that they are accountable at the tribunal of conscience and reason, for the good or bad use they make of their power: they should say to themselves, as a Trojan said to himself when he was Emperor, “Now I am Emperor, I will do what I wished Emperors to do before I was Emperor.” Fifteen years experience has taught us that the earth will bring forth its fruits, and that men may eat, drink and sleep, as much and as well, without Nobles and Kings, as they did with.—Let us next depose the tyrant Rum—let the privilege of selling rum be confined to Apothecaries, and let a dollar a gallon duty be paid on every gallon consumed in the government, it will then be sufficiently cheap for medicinal purposes.—A tyrant so mischievous and cruel, cannot be too straitly confined.—How many wives and children have been obliged to leave the desirable mansion-house and homestead, with all its delightful yards, gardens, walks, meadows, springs and orchards, occasioned by the loss of time and expence of the husband's drinking rum.—The wretched sot so commonly drenched in rum, as never to afford time to superintend his own ground, or his own team—when all is spent, we see late in life, compelled by hard necessity, cultivating his neighbor's field, for a part of the crop, which he wheels home in a barrow.
PARIS, June 16.
Extract of a letter, dated Madrid, May 20.
THE King has ordered the President of Castile to give notice to the inhabitants of the kingdoms and cities of Spain, through the medium of deputies to Las Cortes, to express their grievances and point out means of relief, on all matters that concern the public good, still keeping in view the ancient Spanish constitution.
“The Captain General of Catalonia still fears insurrections near the frontiers bordering on France, he has in consequence written to his Majesty, that if a single one of the soldiers stationed on the frontiers of Spain to preserve tranquillity was withdrawn, he should send his resignation, as he could not possibly answer for the consequences, without a very respectable force to oppose the manœuvres of the mal-contents.”
LONDON, June 12.
A jealousy is arising against Prince Potemkin in Russia, similar to that entertained, towards the latter end of Queen Anne's reign, against the Duke of Marlborough, in England. The splendid successes of both have drawn down this shaft of envy upon them.
The Elector of Saxony, at the same time that he accepted the reversion of the Crown of Poland, either for himself or his daughter, expressly made this reserve; that according to the Saxon constitution, he must first consult his faithful subjects, and obtain the consent of the State of his Electorates.
The state of the humbled nobility of France has been thus whimsically described—that some of them have been compelled to sell their coats of arms to purchase arms for their coats.
The mark of King Tom, to a grant which was produced in the House of Commons on Wednesday last in the debate on the Sierra Leona Bill, by which he made over a tract of land in Africa to King George the 3d, produced an hearty laugh in the House, and reminded a stranger in the gallery of the dark ages when Kings and Prime Ministers in Europe, unable to sign their names, ratified public instruments by affixing the sign of the cross. Should civilization take place on the continent of Africa, future inhabitants of that part of the globe will read with as much astonishment of the mark of their King Thomas, as of the simple A of our ancient Princes.
Philips the Maniac was on Saturday questioned by Sir Sampson Wright, as to the cause of his visit at Buckingham House.—He replied, that it was love, all powerful love, for the Princess Royal, and discomposed the gravity of the Magistrate by saying—“And pray don't you think I have a good taste Sir Sampson?”
The manner in which Mr. Fox moved his bill on libels in the house of commons, shewed at once his ability and the nobleness of his mind. Far from seeking to deprive others of their share of honor, he stated the revival of the question by his friend Mr. Erskine, in the Dean of St. Asaph's case, exhibited his argument on that occasion as a master-piece of eloquence and argument, and held it in his hand, while he called upon the house to assert upon its principles the Liberty of the Press.
The merits of Mr. Erskine on the subject of Libels were felt and admitted by the meeting at the Crown and Anchor, in their fullest extent; but as they properly directed their view to what Mr. Fox had so virtuously, though unsuccessfully attempted to accomplish—an enquiry into the practice of the courts, which would have opened the way to a complete reform of every error, they thought it right to confine their resolution of thanks to his motion only.
Madame du Barre, whose diamonds lately paid a stolen visit to this metropolis, refuses either to pay the reward advertised for stopping them, or to grant an indemnification against any other claimant to the person in whose hands they are. The court of king's bench yesterday staid proceedings on an application to compel their being delivered to her.
The only new illumination of brilliancy on the birth night, was that of the Haymarket Theatre. Their loyalty and taste displayed a magnificent transparency, surrounded by columns of lamps, conceived in a very grand style. The subject was—Justice and mercy exhibiting the medallion of his Majesty, which fortune was crowning with laurel.
Mr. Thomas Paine, author of the “Rights of Man,” was born at Thetford in Norfolk, and is said to have been bound apprentice at Tunbridge, in Kent, to an employment he appears afterwards never to have followed; for he became soon an exciseman, and was many years an officer in the excise at Grantham in Lincolnshire, and Lewes in Sussex: from the station of a supernumerary at the former place, he had the misfortune to be removed, and he then undertook the employment of keeping school. When Dr. Franklin was last in England, Paine was accidentally made known to him from his knowledge of electricity. The Doctor, perceiving his abilities, took him over
with him to America, and procured him the appointment of Secretary for Foreign Affairs to Congress, where he presently distinguished himself by an avowed antipathy to the government of his native country, and a more than Roman detestation of the name and office of King.
June 6. Lord Grenville, a relation of Mr. Pitt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, quits the interior department, to act in the foreign, which he has been filling in the interim, since the resignation of the Duke of Leeds. Mr. Dundas steps into the place occupied by Lord Grenville.
AMERICAN GRASS.
The new American grass, which was last year praised as possessing the most wonderful qualities, the seeds of which were sold at the enormous rate of 681. sterling the bushel, has upon trial been found to be good for nothing. Of the seeds sown, few of them ever germinated; but enough of plants made their appearance, to ascertain, that the grass, in respect of quality, is among the poorest of the tribe, and that it is an annual plant, and altogether unprofitable to the farmer.
QUERIES.
What good reason can our modern critics assign for allowing only 24 hours to be occupied from the commencement to the completion of a tragic plot, rather than 25 years?—Cannot that fertile genius that can imagine he sees, in the scenery, the azure canopy, and kings and heroes risen from their graves, after an interval of some hundred years, to flirt an hour upon the stage, with equal facility, and much more propriety, suppose a rational time admitted for the fulfilment of the fates of conspicuous personages, and the revolutions of mighty empires?—Why accuse a Shakespeare for carrying his scene, in pursuit of his game, beyond seas? Must the fact submit to the critic, or the critic to the fact? Is it more difficult to suppose that you are now in France and now in Britain, than that you are altogether in France? or that the whole theatrical exhibition is not a mock?
S T. JOHN's, (Antigua) June 20.
No less than four public duels have been within this few weeks past fought in Guadalupe, one only was attended with death; another was said to have been fought on Saturday last, said to be by special licence from the Governor.
NEW CANDLE MACHINE.
BOSTON, AUGUST 9.
AS the abridgment of labor by the improvement and use of MACHINERY, is highly favorable to the manufacturing interests of America, a Machine, the nature of which is described below, is offered, with a confidence, that it is founded on the knowledge of its utility.
This Machine is sufficiently large to make one ton Candles per day, without the addition of any other utensils, than those now required in the common mode of making them. A boy, who has acquired a sufficient knowledge of the manufacture, to spread a Cotton, can, from the ease of working, and the neatness of finishing, which appertains to this Machine, make 360 rods of Candles per day, with as much safety and dispatch as a journeyman, to whom the highest wages are paid.
The simple construction of this Machine, is one of its great recommendations. Any ingenious man may easily construct the whole, with a very trifling expence of wood and labour. The great saving occasioned in the article of labour, by using this Machine, cannot be estimated at less than one hundred and eighty dollars per annum.
The terms on which these Machines are offered to the patronage of the Tallow Chandlers, throughout the Union, are these:—
The complete Machine, to be delivered to the subscriber, in this town, at forty-five dollars: Directions, by which the subscriber shall be enabled to erect one himself, at twenty dollars:—The first Machine, or first copy of directions, to be delivered as soon as a sufficient number are subscribed for.
As the season for making Candles is at hand, those who are inclined to subscribe are requested to forward their names immediately, that the Machine may be ready for delivery (if the plan is sufficiently encouraged) by the 29th of September next.
Orders for the above Machine, or directions for constructing it, to be forwarded (if by letter, post paid) to the Subscriber, Soap-Maker and Tallow-Chandler, Bolton, Massachusetts, or to William Frobisher, jun. Tallow-Chandler, New-York.
WILLIAM FROBISHER, sen.
ALBANY, August 8.
On Saturday the 6th instant, the July term of the Supreme Court ended. At this term Whiting Sweeting, late of Stephen Town, in the county of Rensselaer, convicted of the murder of Darius Quimby, received sentence of death, and is ordered to be executed on the 26th day of August, inst. between the hours of 12 and 2 o'clock of that day—and his body, after execution, is ordered to be delivered by the sheriff to a surgeon

for dissection. The unfortunate Darius Quimby was called to the service of a constable in taking the said Sweeting, in pursuance of a precept from a justice of the peace; and in attempting to perform that duty, he received two wounds from the prisoner in the right side, whereof he instantly died.
The Chief Justice, with much solemn dignity, in a lengthy and sympathetic speech which drew tears from most of the audience; but the unhappy culprit stood immovable, and apparently unaffected. In touching upon the tender string of his wife and child, the Judge burst into a flood of tears, which a humane and sensible heart could not suppress.
SPRINGFIELD, August 10.
Died at New-Braintree, the 23d ult. Master David Force, youngest son of Mr. Jonathan Force, of that town, aged five years, after a long and tedious illness, occasioned by a bean, which he accidentally took into his wind-pipe, on the 10th day of May last; which immediately caused an inflammation, and severe turns of coughing. He was opened, his heart found to be contracted; his lungs tumid and ulcerated; the bean was found in the pipe, sound and clean, having been in motion, no doubt, from the time he received ed it, until he died.
PROVIDENCE, August 6.
On Friday morning the 29th ult. at four o'clock, departed this life, at his house in this town, the Reverend JAMES MANNING, D.D. President of Rhode-Island College, in the 54th year of his age.
He was born in New-Jersey, and educated at Nassau Hall. Soon after he left College, he was called to the work of the ministry, by the Baptist Church at the Scots Plains, near Elizabeth-town.
After making tours to each extreme of the United States (then colonies) and preaching to different destitute churches in sundry places, he removed with his family to Warren in this State, preached to the church there, and opened a Latin School. In the year 1765, he obtained a charter of incorporation for Rhode-Island College, of which he was chosen President. In the year 1770, the College was removed here, and he came with it of course, where he has since presided, and till of late years preached steadily to the Baptist Church in this town.
In his youth he was remarkable for his dexterity in athletic exercises, for the symmetry of his body, and gracefulness of his person. His countenance was stately and majestic, full of dignity, goodness and gravity; and the temper of his mind was a counterpart of it. He was formed for enterprise, his address was pleasing, his manners enchanting, his voice harmonious, and his eloquence irresistible.
Having deeply imbibed the spirit of truth himself, as a preacher of the gospel, he was faithful in declaring the whole counsel of God. He studied plainness of speech, and to be useful more than to be celebrated. The good order, learning and respectability, of the Baptist Churches in the eastern states, are much owing to his assiduous attention to their welfare. The credit of his name, and his personal influence among them, perhaps have never been exceeded by any other character.
Of the College he must be considered as the founder. He presided with the singular advantage of a superior personal appearance, added to all his shining talents for governing and instructing youth. From the first beginning of his Latin School at Warren, through many discouragements, he has by constant care and labor raised this seat of learning to notice, to credit, and to respectability in the United States. Perhaps the history of no other College will disclose a more rapid progress, or greater maturity in the course of about 25 years.
Although he seemed to be consigned to a sedentary life, yet he was capable of more active scenes. He had paid much attention to the government of his country, and had been honoured by this State with a seat in the old Congress. In state affairs he discovered an uncommon degree of sagacity, and might have made a figure as a politician.
In classical learning he was fully competent to the business of teaching, although he devoted less time than some others in his station to the study of the more abstruse sciences: in short, nature seemed to have furnished him so completely, that little remained for art to accomplish. The resources of his genius were great. In conversation he was at all times pleasant and entertaining. He had as many friends as acquaintance, and took no less pains to serve his friends than acquire them.
His death is a loss not to the College or Church only, but to the world. He is lamented by the youth under his care, by the Churches, by his fellow citizens, and, wherever his name has been heard, in whatever quarter of the civilized earth, the friends of science, of virtue and humanity, will drop a tender tear on the news of his death.
His amiable lady, the wife of his youth, and the boast of her sex, with all her fortitude of mind, which is great, must have sunk under the distressing loss, were she not sustained by Divine Grace. May Heaven continue to support her, for earth must have lost its charms. Few persons ever enjoyed a more excellent constitution, or better health. Increasing corpulence, occasioned chiefly by his confinement to the labors of his station (for he was temperate in his diet) gave him some complaints of ill health, of late years; but what in particular furnished him with a singular presentiment of his mortality is unknown*. He was seized with a fit of the apoplexy, in which he remained mostly insensible for about five days before his death.
On Saturday last his remains were carried into the College Hall, where his funeral was attended, and a prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hutchcock, and afterwards deposited in the north burial place in this town.
Order of the Procession.
 Students.  Steward.  Graduates, or Sons of the College.  Tutors.  Professors Forbes and West.  THE CORPSE:  Mourners in a coach.  Chancellor of the College.  Members of the Corporation.  Clergy.  Physicians.  Members of the Baptist Church.  Citizens in general. 
This funeral is thought to have been the most numerous and respectable ever attended in this town.
* At the last annual meeting of the Corporation of the College, he gave notice to them to look out for a successor in his place. On the last Sabbath of April, he preached his farewell sermon to the Baptist Church in Providence: and within a few weeks requested in writing a meeting of the Baptist Society, for finishing the meeting-house and lot, and in that request mentioned that it would probably be his last.
Philadelphia, August 20.
POLITICAL SKETCH.
[CONCLUDED.]
THE State of Delaware, though small, is not an unimportant branch of the general Confederacy of the United States. She distinguished herself by an early adoption of the new constitution, that equalizing system, which in one great and essential point, effected at once for every part of the Union, what the sovereignty of none of the particular States could do for itself—and that was, to rescue the small governments from the impositions of the large.—This community of freemen has it in contemplation to revise and amend its constitution of government; may its decisions be founded on wisdom, and their effects more than realize its most sanguine expectations. Delaware partook largely in the devastations of the late war, and enjoys her proportion in the honors of a spirited resistance to tyranny—Time has smoothed the furrows occasioned by its devastations, and more than restored her agriculture to its former state of respectability.—Her population is encreased, and the additions constantly making by emigrations, must add to her wealth and individual importance in the Union.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has passed thro such an important change since the constitution of the United States went into operation, as amounts almost, in fashionable phrase, to a political regeneration: Previous to that event, her immense debt, induced such severe taxation, as enervated the hand of industry, discouraged commercial enterprizes, and diffused a universal gloom over the face of society. The measures adopted by the general government have had a most salutary influence on the affairs of our country at large; but their visible effects have been strikingly conspicuous in Massachusetts. That just and equal provision of the funding system, by which the United States assumed payment of the State debts, was at once wise and popular; it relieved that State from a burden which an honorable enthusiasm in the best of causes had brought upon her, and at the same time justified the expectations which her citizens had always reposed in the faith and honor of the union.—In consequence of this, Massachusetts has relinquished the excise, and in other respects confirmed her legislative acts to the laws of the United States in such manner as to give the happiest facility to their operation.—Murmurs and discontent are no more—and under a wise, firm and steady administration, she is making rapid progress in diminishing her debts, encreasing her resources, and promoting the general happiness of her citizens.
The manufactures of this State have been prodigiously extended since the peace—and her articles of export have greatly increased—The citizens have enlarged and improved their plans of public education, and to their infinite honor have opened the doors of learning to the female mind, upon terms of justice and equality. The laws of the United States have in no instance excited cabals, remonstrances, or resolutions.
The securities of the United States are greatly diffused among the citizens of Massachusetts.—The subscriptions to the funding system have been general and amount to a very large number of individuals*; the new revenue law, or excise is carried into prompt execution—for in this State, as well as in all the others, the most respectable characters are appointed, and have almost universally accepted as supervisors and inspectors. The population of this State, notwithstanding the migrations have been very great, amounts to almost half a million, and all free—in the census lately taken by the marshal of the district—against the word slaves it is written, NONE.
New-Hampshire is nearly arrived to the important period when her constitution is to be revised—and from the happy experience the States have acquired in transacting business in public assemblies, the happiest presages may be entertained of a favorable issue to the deliberations of their convention. The citizens of this State, in their habits, manners and sentiments resemble their neighbors of Massachusetts, but living in a less compact situation, their intercourse with each other is not so rapid, and intimate, and their information in the interior parts of the government is consequently more imperfect.—The State has recently taken measures to facilitate a more general circulation of intelligence by establishing posts—the sessions of their Legislature have latterly been held in an inland town—in which a public paper is established, and which is supported with spirit and genius.—These circumstances combined, will conduce to disseminating full information among the people. One article in the funding system appears to have excited some disapprobation on the part of New-
* The last of March, the subscriptions in this State amounted to 3,534,731 6-100 Dollars.
Hampshire—the assumption; but to this she will be reconciled on general principles, especially when it is considered that a final liquidation, must do justice to all parts of the union. This State distinguished itself greatly during the war, her yeomanry are among the hardest sons of Columbia—the furnished her proportion for the cabinet and field of able statesmen and legislators, and intrepid and distinguished officers. At the moment of the reunion of the States, among her citizens were found the most decided friends to freedom and government, thro whose exertions the ratification of the constitution was effected—This State in common with her neighbors is progressing in population agriculture and commerce.
A Special Circuit Court of the United States held in this city on the 14th inst. for the trial of Eleanor Williams, indicted for robbery on the high seas, Henry Williams, master of the sloop Merrimack, of eleven Doubloons, of the value of 165 Mexican Dollars. It appeared in evidence that this woman had taken her passage on board the above sloop at Salem (Massachusetts) for this city—and after the vessel came to her moorings in the river, the money on searching was found in the shoes and stockings of the said Eleanor. The Jury having been out some time, returned with the verdict—That the prisoner is not guilty in manner and form as she stands indicted.
Sunday, August 7, Capt. Phelon, with a detachment of 200 Continental Troops and Levies, arrived at Pittsburgh; also a detachment of 300 Levies, under the command of Major Clark.
A London Paper, of the 7th of June, mentions, that "the Empress of Russia had repeated her Assurances to the British Factory, that in case of a War, their property should not be molested, and that the British Ships, trading to her Ports, should be suffered to pass and repass as usual."
As an encouragement to entering into the marriage state, the public are frequently entertained in the newspapers with accounts of divorces, family quarrels, elopements, &c. on all these occasions the woman is sure to be the blameable party—but among all the various modes adopted in our country to promote the honorable connection of marriage there is none more apposite than those cunning, sprightly witticisms at the expence of the ladies, which run through many of our public Gazettes. One would be led to suppose that printers of newspapers are most unhappily connected themselves, otherwise they would not gratify a vicious and depraved taste by republishing and giving currency to those pitiful effusions, which exhibit the worst side of human nature.
Census of the State of Virginia, as taken by the Marshal of that District, pursuant to law.
  Free white Males of 16 years and upwards, 110,936   Ditto under 16, 116,135   Ditto Females, 215,046   All other free persons, 12,868   Slaves, 292,627   747,612 
According to the census just taken, the State of New-Hampshire contains one hundred forty-two thousand and eighteen persons.
Since our last arrived in town from South-Carolina, the Hon. PIERCE BUTLER, Senator of the United States.
Died, on Wednesday last, Mr. JAMES F. SEBOR, a respectable citizen of New-York.—On Thursday his funeral was attended, from Mr. Thompson's, in Fourth-street, by a great number of the inhabitants of this city, to the burying ground in Christ Church yard—where his remains were interred.
From PELOSI's MARINE LIST.
  ARRIVALS at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA.   Ship Dispatch, Cunningham, Teneriffe.   Brig Charleston, German, Charleston.   Ann, Glover, Opoto.   Columbia, Oswald, Gibraltar.   Barque Philad. & Amsterdam Packet, Rice, Amsterdam.   Schooner Dolphin, Bailey, New-York. 
PRICE CURRENT.—PUBLIC SECURITIES.
  FUNDED DEBT.   6 pr. Cents 20/6 pr. £. 103 3/4 pr. cent.   3 pr. Cents 12/3 12/6 62 1/2 do.   Deferred 6 pr. Cents 12/6 13/6 65 do.   UNFUNDED DEBT.   Final Sett. and other Certificates 20/   Indents 12/3 12/6 62 1/2 do.   N. and S. Carolina debts, 15/6.   Bank Subscriptions, 160 to 165 Dollars. 
New-Haven Wharf Lottery.
(BY ORDER OF THE MANAGERS.)
New-Haven, July 20, 1791. THE Public are informed, that the Tickets in the New-Haven Wharf Lottery have met with a rapid Sale;—more than two-thirds are already disposed of. The DRAWING will positively commence on the 13th September next. Those Persons who have received Tickets to sell, are requested, without fail, to return to the Managers what shall remain unsold on the 10th September. Those who intend to become Adventurers in this Lottery, will do well to secure TICKETS immediately, lest, by delay, they lose the CHANCE of making their FORTUNES; as the Managers have no doubt the Tickets will all be SOLD before the 10th September.
A few of the above TICKETS may be had (if applied for soon) of Messrs. STEPHEN AUSTIN & Co. corner of Pine and Front-streets—who are authorised to pay the PRIZES. Philadelphia, August 13, 1791.
On Tuesday the Court proceeded according to adjournment, to the trial of Eleanor Williams
On Tuesday the Court proceeded according to adjournment, to the trial of Eleanor Williams

ADVERTISEMENT.
BY late arrivals from France, the Editor has received from No. 10 to 31, both inclusive, of a Publication which comes out twice a week in Paris, entitled, "CORRESPONDANCE NATIONALE." From No. 1 to No. 10, have been shipped, but are not yet come to hand. Any person who may incline to subscribe for this work, which appears to be ingenious, impartial and patriotic, may be furnished with the numbers as they arrive by applying to the Editor of this Gazette.
Her Most Faithful Majesty's Consul-General to the United States, publishes the following EXTRACT from the Instructions sent him by the Royal Board of Trade at Lisbon, for the information of those whom it may concern:—
ALL Mercantile Contracts, Policies of Insurance, Protests, or other Documents, which are to be given in evidence in other Documents, which are to be given in evidence in the Courts of Justice, or out thereof, shall be authenticated by the Consuls, and sealed with the royal arms of the respective Consulate, which her Majesty has been pleased to grant the Consuls to affix to papers relating to their office; without which no credit shall be given thereunto in Courts of Justice, or otherwise.
Philadelphia, August 12.
IMPERIAL HYSON, SOUCHONG, and BOHEA
TEAS,
REFINED SUGARS, COFFEE, & SPICES, &c. &c.
Of the first quality—by retail,
No 19,
Third-Street, between Chestnut and Market Streets.
LOTTERY TICKETS,
Charlestown (Massachusetts) to commence drawing 1st Sept. New-Haven Wharf, 13th do. Massachusetts Semi-Annual, 2d Class, 13th Oct. may be had as above.
PUBLIC SECURITIES,
BOUGHT and SOLD, on COMMISSION, by SAMUEL ANDERSON, Chestnut-Street, next door to the Bank, No. 97. MASSACHUSETTS SEMI-ANNUAL, AND NEW-HAVEN LOTTERY TICKETS, To be had at the same place.
PHILADELPHIA, 20th July, 1791.
THE Commissioners appointed to receive Subscriptions to the Bank of the United States, do hereby, agreeable to law, inform the Stockholders of the said Bank, that an election for twenty-five Directors will be held at the City-Hall in Philadelphia, on Friday the 21st day of October next, at 10 o'clock in the morning. THOMAS WILLING, DAVID RITTENHOUSE, SAMUEL HOWELL.
A YOUNG Gentleman, who was bred to business, and can be favorably recommended, intending to visit the Manufactories in the South of France, the ensuing Winter, will accept of Orders for Goods, and execute them on a moderate Commission. N. B. He will continue there, if encouraged.—Applications directed to A. Z. and left at the Printers, will be punctually attended to.
Philad. August 6, 1791. (eptf)
Public Notice is hereby given,
to all whom these presents shall come, or in any wise concern. That JAMES GARDNER, late of Wilmington, North-Carolina, deceased, did make four promissory notes payable to SAMUEL JACKSON, of Philadelphia, Merchant, all bearing date the 19th July, 1785, one for three hundred and seventy-one pounds, payable in six months—one for seven hundred and forty two pounds, in nine months—one for seven hundred and forty five pounds, in twelve months—and one for seven hundred and forty five pounds, in thirteen months and three-pence, in fifteen months, amounting in the whole to two thousand five hundred and ninety-eight pounds, thirteen shillings and three-pence, and payable in produce at Wilmington:—Which said notes have been assigned by the said Samuel Jackson to THOMAS MACKIE and Co. and JAMES HOOD, Merchants, Philadelphia, and have since, in the life-time of the said Gardner, by him been accounted for and paid in part to the amount of two thousand and forty-seven pounds fifteen shillings and six-pence, to the said THOMAS MACKIE, and Co. in proof of which the subscribers have sufficient vouchers. There are therefore to caution all persons from purchasing said notes as they will not be taken up.
THOMAS WRIGHT, ROBERT SCOTT, M. R. WILLKINGS, Executors.
Wilmington, North-Carolina, 27th May, 1791. (e p. 3 m.)
WAR DEPARTMENT,
MAY 30, 1791.
INFORMATION is hereby given to all the military Invalids of the United States, that the sums to which they are entitled for six months of their annual pension, from the 4th day of March, 1791, and which will become due on the 4th day of September ensuing, will be paid on the said day by the Commissioners of the Loans within the States respectively, under the usual regulations, viz. Every application for payment must be accompanied by the following vouchers.
1st. The certificate given by the state, specifying that the person possessing the same is in fact an invalid, and ascertaining the sum to which such he is annually entitled. 2d. An affidavit, agreeable to the following form:
A. B. came before me, one of the Justices of the county of in the state of and made oath that he is the same A. B. to whom the original certificate in his possession was given, of which the following is a copy (the certificate given by the state to be recited) That he served (regiment, corps or vessel) at the time he was disabled, and that he now resides in the and county of and has resided there for the last years, previous to which he resided in
In case an invalid should apply for payment by an attorney, the said attorney, besides the certificate and oath before recited, must produce a special letter of attorney agreeable to the following form: I, A. B. of county of state of do hereby constitute and appoint C. D. of my lawful attorney, to receive in my behalf of my pension for six months, as an invalid of the United States, from the fourth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, and ending the fourth day of September of the same year.
Signed and sealed in the presence of Witnesses.
Acknowledged before me,
Applications of executors and administrators must be accompanied with legal evidence of their respective offices, and also of the time the invalids died, whose pension they may claim.
By command of the President of the United States,
H. KNOX, Secretary of War.
The JOURNAL of the THIRD SESSION of the SENATE of the UNITED STATES, may be had of the Editor hereof.
Charlestown (Mass.) Lottery.
THE MANAGERS of said LOTTERY present to the Public the following
SCHEME Of the TWENTY-SECOND CLASS, Consisting of 7000 Tickets, at THREE DOLLARS each, 21,000 Dollars.
Table with 3 columns: Prize of, 2500 Dolls. is, 1000. Rows include: 1 Prize of 2500, 1 1000, 15 100 are 1500, 20 50 are 1000, 20 40 are 800, 20 30 are 600, 40 20 are 800, 60 10 are 600, 70 8 are 560, 80 6 are 480, 2008 4 are 8032. Totals: 2335 Prizes, 4665 Blanks, Deduction 17872, 3:28.
7000 Tickets, Amount, 21000. This Class will commence drawing on or before the 1st of September. Tickets may be had of the several Managers in Charlestown, and at the usual places in Boston. THOMAS HARRIS, MATTHEW BRIDGE, SAMUEL SOLEY, Managers. Charlestown, May 25, 1791.
HAZARD and ADDOMS,
No. 173, Market-Street, HAVE TICKETS in the above, and in the Massachusetts Second SEMI-ANNUAL LOTTERY, for Sale.
BOOKS.
CAREY, STEWART, and Co.
No. 22, NORTH-FRONT-STREET, HAVE FOR SALE,
A large collection of BOOKS;
Among which are the following AMERICAN EDITIONS.
LOVELASS on Bills of Exchange. Clerk's Vade Mecum. Gilbert's Law of Evidence. Dallas's Reports. Kirby's Connecticut Reports. Conductor Generalis. New Edinburgh Dispensary. Cullen's First Lines of the Practice of Physic. Rush's Medical Enquiries. Brown's Elements of Medicine. Buchan's Domestic Medicine, latest edition. Clark on Diseases of Horses. Gentleman's Pocket Farrier. Ostell's Christian Theology. Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul. Necker on Religious Opinions. Fordyce's Addresses to Young Men. Sermons to Young Women. Poor Man's Help and Young Man's Guide. Newton's Dissertations on the Prophecies. Lectures delivered by Soame Jenyns. The Christian Remembrancer. Future State Eternal. Russell's Seven Sermons. Jemyn's Internal Evidence of the Christian Religion. Beattie's Evidence of Ditto. Think Well On't. Devout Christian's Vade Mecum. Edwards's History of Redemption. on the Religious Affections. against Chauncy. Booth's Apology for the Baptists. Doway Translation of the Vulgate Bible. Enfield's Family Prayers. Methodist Hymns. Watts's Hymns and Psalms. Price's Sermons. Ramsay's American Revolution History of America. Morse's Geography. Siege of Gibraltar. Shaw's Abridgement of Bruce's Travels. Keate's Account of the Pelew Islands. Life of Baron Trenck. Smith's Wealth of Nations. Paley's Moral Philosophy. Smellie's Philosophy of Natural History. Nicholson's Natural Philosophy. Junius's Letters. Pike's Arithmetic. Gough's Arithmetic, altered by Workman. Clark's Introduction to the making of Latin. Doddle's Fables. P. Ovidii Naso's Metamorphoses, I. X. Philadelphia Latin Grammar. Ruddiman's Rudiments. Schoolmaster's Assistant. Selectae e Veteri Testamento Historia. Scott's Lessons on Elocution. Sargeant's Short Hand. Wettenhall's Greek Grammar. Young Man's Companion. Catechism of Nature. Hervey's Meditations. Young's Night Thoughts. Thomson's Seasons. Rudiments of Taste. Klopstock's Messiah. Lavater's Aphorisms. Hale's Affectionate Epistles to his Children. Beauties of Johnson. of Sterne. Percival's Father's Instructions. Lady's Advice to her Daughters. Emma Corbet. Accomplished Gentleman. Ela, or the Delusions of the Heart. Adventures of Maria Cecilia. Adventures of Alphonso and Dalinda. Beattie's Poems. Conquest of Canaan. Chesterfield's Principles of Politeness. Economy of Human Life. Fables for the Ladies. Freneau's Poems. Mackenzie's Lounger. More's Sacred Dramas. Present for an Apprentice.
IMPORTED BOOKS.
Kennet's Roman Antiquities. Trimmer's Sacred History, 6 vols. Nicholson's Navigation. Alexander's Experimental Enquiries. Experimental Essays. Huxham on Fevers. Virtues and Efficacy of a Crust of Bread. Edinburgh Pharmacopia. Burke's Speeches and Political Tracts. Beauties of the British Senate. Davies's Dramatic Miscellanies. Miss Murray's Mentoria. Stuart's View of Society. Richard Steele's Correspondence. Man of the Moon, 2 vols. Dramatic Pieces. School Dialogues. Andrews's History of the American War, 4 vols. New Annual Register. Vattel's Law of Nations. Walker's Academic Speaker. Life of Robinson Crusoe. Saville's Miscellanies. School of Wisdom. Knox's Sermons, 2 vols. Description of 300 Animals. Boyle's Voyages. Sterne's Sentimental Journey. The Apocrypha. Marmontel's Belisarius. Journey through Sweden. Dupaty's Travels. Stretch's Beauties of History. Allison's Essay on the Nature and Principles of Taste. Philadelphia, August 6, 1791. (w&f3w 12w6t)
All persons concerned will be pleased to take notice that the following advertisement has been varied from that published in our paper of the 23d of March.
Treasury Department.
MARCH 22, 1791.
NOTICE is hereby given, that Proposals will be received at the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, until the first Monday in September next inclusive, for the supply of all rations, which may be required for the use of the United States, from the first day of January to the thirty-first day of December, 1792, both days inclusive, at the places, and within the districts herein after mentioned, viz.
At any place or places, betwixt Yorktown in the state of Pennsylvania and Fort Pitt, and at Fort Pitt.
At any place or places, betwixt Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh, on the River Ohio, and at Fort McIntosh.
At any place or places, betwixt Fort McIntosh and the mouth of the River Muskingum, and at the mouth of the River Muskingum.
At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of the River Muskingum, and up the said River to the Tuscarawas, and at the Tuscarawas, and thence over to the Cayoga River, and down the said River to its mouth.
At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of the River Muskingum, and the mouth of the Scioto River, and at the mouth of the said River Scioto.
At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of Scioto River, and the mouth of the great Miami, at the mouth of the great Miami, and from thence to the Rapids, on the Falls of the Ohio, and at the said Rapids.
At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of the great Miami, up the said Miami, to and at Piquetown, and thence over to the Miami Village, on the river of the same name which empties into Lake Erie.
At any place or places from the rapids of the Ohio, to the mouth of the Wabash, thence up the said Wabash to Post St. Vincennes, at Post St. Vincennes, and thence up the said river Wabash, to the Miami village, before described.
At any place or places, from the mouth of the Wabash river to the mouth of the river Ohio.
At any place or places, on the east side of the river Mississippi, from the mouth of the Ohio river, to the mouth of the Illinois river.
At any place or places, from the mouth of the Miami river to the Miami Village.
At any place or places, from the Miami Village to Sandusky, and at Sandusky, and from Sandusky to the mouth of Cayoga river.
At any place or places, betwixt Fort Pitt and Venango, and at Venango.
At any place or places, betwixt Venango and Le Beuf, and at Le Beuf, betwixt Le Beuf and Presq' Isle, at Presq' Isle, and betwixt Presq' Isle and the mouth of Cayoga river.
At the mouth of Cayoga river, and at any place or places, on the route from Fort Pitt, to the mouth of Cayoga river, by the way of Big Beaver creek.
At any place or places, on the east side of the Mississippi, between the mouth of the Ohio and the river Margot inclusively.
At any place or places, from the said river Margot, to the river Yazous inclusively.
At any place or places, from the mouth of the river Tenesee, to Ocochappo or Bear creek, on the said river inclusively.
Should any rations be required at any places, or within other districts, not specified in these proposals, the price of the same to be hereafter agreed on, betwixt the public and the contractor.
The rations to be supplied are to consist of the following articles, viz.
One pound of bread or flour, One pound of beef, or 3/4 of a pound of pork, Half a jill of rum, brandy or whisky, One quart of salt, Two quarts of vinegar, Two pounds of soap, One pound of candles, per. 100 rations.
ALSO, That Proposals will be received at the said office until the first Monday in September next, inclusive, for the supply of all rations which may be required for the use of the United States, from the first day of January to the thirty-first day of December, 1792, both days inclusive, at Springfield, in the state of Massachusetts, and the Post of West-Point, in the state of New-York.
The rations to be supplied, are to consist of the same articles as are above mentioned.
ALSO, That proposals will be received at the said office, until the 1st Monday in September next inclusive, for the supply of all rations, which may be required for the use of the United States, from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of December, 1792, both days inclusive, at the places, and within the districts herein after mentioned.
At the post on the river Saint Mary, at present commanded by Capt. Henry Burbeck.
At the post on the river Altamaha, at present commanded by Capt. John Smith.
At the post on the river Oconee, at present commanded by Capt. Joseph Savage.
At the post on the river Apalachee, at present commanded by Capt. Michael Rudolph.
At any place or places from the Rock Landing on the Oconee, up to the mouth of the main south branch of the said river, from the said mouth up to the source of the said main south branch, and from thence to the Currahee mountain.
At any other place or places within the state of Georgia which may hereafter be occupied as permanent posts by any troops of the United States.
And for rations deliverable on the march to such future posts.
The rations are to be furnished in such quantities as that there shall at all times, during the said term, be sufficient for the consumption of the troops at each of the said posts, for the space of at least two months in advance, in good and wholesome provisions.
The rations to be supplied are to consist of the same articles, as are abovenominated.
It is to be understood in each case, that all losses sustained by the depredations of the enemy, or by means of the troops of the United States, shall be paid for at the prices of the articles captured or destroyed, on the depositions of two or more creditable characters, and the certificate of a commissioned officer, ascertaining the circumstances of the loss, and the amount of the articles for which compensation is claimed.
The contracts for the above supplies will be made either for one year, or for two years, as may appear eligible. Persons disposed to contract will therefore confine their offers to one year, or they may make their propositions so as to admit an election of the term of two years.
The proposals may be made for the whole of the above posts together, or separately for Springfield, for West-Point, for Yorktown, and the seventeen places following it, and for the posts in Georgia, and they must specify the lowest price per ration, for prompt payment.
Blank Powers to receive the Interest, and for the transfer of the principal of public debt, agreeable to the Rules established in the Treasury Department: Also Blanks for abstracts of Certificates, to be sold by the Editor.
A few copies of the CONSTITUTION of the United States, printed with Notes, may be had of the Editor.
The price of this Paper is 3 Dollars per ann.