The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-03-01 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 51, of VOL. XLII.]
S A T U R D A Y, March 1, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2231.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENSED REIGNS; AND DARES AC'COST—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.
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And very humbly Servant, THOMAS GREENLEAF.
New-York, November 12, 1787.
PROPOSALS
For altering The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, Into the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
I. THE New-York Journal and Daily Patriotic Register shall be printed on the same paper, form, and type, as the Weekly Register, and shall contain the same quantity of matter.
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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, the high imposts on account of the infant state of geographical knowledge in America, was well received by a candid public, and an edition of 1500 copies 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, caves, 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. Atkinson, or W. Spotswood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotswood and Clarke, booksellers, Baltimore; Rev. Mr.
* This enquiry is made for the purpose of collecting the proper materials for a Gazetteer of the United States, which makes a part of the general plan in view. It is obvious that a book of this kind, compiled from accurate information, would be exceedingly useful. This might easily be done if one well-informed gentleman, in each town would spend one half hour for the purpose. In this time the gentlemen might throw together every important circumstance relative to the towns, in which they respectively reside.
Keith, Alexandria; the honorable H. Williamson, Edenton, North-Carolina; the honorable D. Ramsay, Melfis, 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 Jeshiah 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 indebted 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, Sioro, 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.
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THE American Museum,
For JANUARY, 1788. CONTAINING, Miscellanies.
ORATION in commemoration of American Independence.
Address delivered by the Rev. Samuel Magaw's.
New method of placing a meridian mark, by David Rittenhouse, Esq.
Observations on the aurora borealis—by the Rev. Jeremy Belknap,
Observations and experiments on the sweet springs—by James Madison, Esq.
Method of making steel.
Letter on marriage,
Antifederal arguments,
Letter to the hon. R. H. Lee.
Salire,
On musical pretenders,
Recipe for an insolvent debtor,
Directions to conduct a newspaper quarrel, according to the best mode now in practice.
Rural Concerns.
Notes on farming—by the hon. C. T. Esq.
Method of making potashes in Hungary and Poland,
Thoughts on the culture of hemp,
Method of breaking flax to the draft in a few days,
On the culture of silk.
Law Information,
Law case—Court of common pleas, Charleston,
Law report—Hay vs. Haldimand.
State and other Public papers.
Valedictory address of his Excellency governor Trumbull,
Resolutions of the legislature of Connecticut,
Letter to governor Randolph,
Letter from do.
Resolutions of the inhabitants of Chowan,
Address of the grand jury of Edenton,
Resolves of the inhabitants of Northampton county,
Report of the deputies of Northampton county,
Resolutions of the tradesmen of Bolton,
Ratification of the new constitution by the state of Connecticut,
Official notice presented by Mr. Grenville to the Comte de Montmorin,
Answer to the preceding notice.
Natural History.
Observations on a comet lately discovered—by David Rittenhouse, Esq.
Account of a motley-coloured or pyed negro girl, and mulatto boy—by Dr. Morgan,
Letter relative to the engraving fruit-trees and the growth of vegetables—by General Lincoln,
Observations on the growth of trees downwards after the first year.
Some account of the opoponax.
Medical Tracts.
Letter on the fore throat distemper,
Letter on the digitalis purpurea,
An inestimable dissolvent for human calculi.
Select Poetry.
A poem, addressed to the people of Virginia, on New-Year's day, 1788.
Monitory epistle, addressed to a young lady,
A riddle.
Foreign Intelligence, American do.
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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 twenty acres a third part of which is excellent MEADOW; a sufficiency of fire-wood, with a handsome piece of thrifty young timber.
The plough-land equal to any in that part of the country; the whole under good fence.
On the premises is a good house, kitchen, and barn; and an excellent spring of water near the door; to which is added, fifteen acres, or thereabouts, of salt marsh, on the Raritan, about one mile from the farm.
This place is well known by the name of CLAWSON'S FARM.
For terms of sale enquire of M. Joseph Bindon, merchant, New-York, or Mr. Benjamin Thompson, near Morris-Town.
New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. co-e.d.
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LATELY received from the western country, and may be had at No. 21, Beckman-Street, an extraordinary and never-failing WORM POWDER. From long experience it has been found, that three doses of these Powders will effectually destroy the Worms, either in children or grown persons.
New-York, Sept. 12, 1787. 90—c.d.

MISCELLANY.
Mr. MARTIN's Speech to the Assembly of Maryland.
[Continued from Wednesday's paper.]
BY the next paragraph, Congress is to have the power to provide for organizing, arming and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States.
For this extraordinary provision, by which the militia, the only defence and protection which the states can have for the security of their rights against arbitrary encroachments of the general government, is taken entirely out of the power of their respective states, and placed under the power of Congress, it was speciously assigned as a reason, that the general government would cause the militia to be better regulated and better disciplined than the state governments, and that it would be proper for the whole militia of the union, to have a uniformity in their arms and exercise. To this it was answered, that the reason, however specious, was not just; that it would be absurd the militia of the western settlements, who were exposed to an Indian enemy, should either be confined to the same arms or exercise, as the militia of the eastern or middle states, that the same penalties which would be sufficient to enforce an obedience to militia laws in some states, would be totally disregarded in others; That leaving the power to the several states, they would respectively best know the situation and circumstances of their citizens, and the regulations that would be necessary and sufficient to affect a well regulated militia in each; that we were satisfied the militia had heretofore been as well disciplined, as if they had been under the regulations of Congress; and that the states would now have an additional motive to keep their militia well disciplined, and fit for service, as it would be their only chance to preserve their existence against a general government, armed with powers sufficient to destroy them. These observations, Sir, procured from some of the members an open avowal of those reasons, by which we believed before that they were actuated; They said, that as the states would be opposed to the general government, and at enmity with it, which as I before observed, they assumed as a principle, if the militia was under the controul and the authority of the respective states, it would enable them to thwart and oppose the general government: They said the states ought to be at the mercy of the general government, and therefore that the militia ought to be put under its power and not suffered to remain under the power of the respective states. — In answer to these declarations it was urged, that if after having obtained to the general government the great powers already granted, and among those, that of raising and keeping up regular troops without limitation, the power over the militia should be taken away from the states, and also given to the general government, it ought to be considered as the last coup de grace to the state governments; that it must be the most convincing proof, the advocates of this system design the destruction of the state governments, and that no professions, to the contrary, ought to be trusted; and that every state in the union, ought to reject such a system with indignation, since if the general government should attempt to oppress and enslave them, they could
not have any possible means of self-defence; because the proposed system, taking away from the states the right of organizing, arming and disciplining the militia, the first attempt made by the state to put the militia in a situation to counteract the arbitrary measures of the general government, would be construed into an act of rebellion or treason; and Congress would instantly march their troops into the state. It was further observed, that when a government wishes to deprive their citizens of freedom and reduce them to slavery, it generally makes use of a standing army for that purpose, and leaves the militia in a situation as contemptible as possible, lest they might oppose its arbitrary designs. That in this system, we give the general government every provision it could wish for, and even invite it to subvert the liberties of the states and their citizens, since we give them the right to encrease and keep up a standing army as numerous as it would wish, and by placing the militia under its power, enable it to leave the militia totally unorganized, undisciplined and even to disarm them; while the citizens, so far from complaining of this neglect, might even esteem it a favour in the general government, as thereby they would be freed from the burthen of militia duties, and left to their own private occupations or pleasures. — However, all arguments and every reason that could be urged on this subject, as well as on many others, were obliged to yield to one that was unanswerable, a majority upon the division.
By the ninth section of this article, the importation of such persons as any of the states now existing, shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a duty may be imposed on such importation not exceeding ten dollars for each person.
The design of this clause is to prevent the general government from prohibiting the importation of slaves, but the same reasons which caused them to strike out the word "national," and not admit the word "stamps" influenced them hereto guard against the word "slaves," they anxiously sought to avoid the admission of expressions which might be odious in the ears of Americans, although they were very willing to admit into their system those things which the expressions signified: and hence it is, that the clause is so worded, as really to authorise the general government to impose a duty of ten dollars on every foreigner who comes into a state to become a citizen, whether he comes absolutely free, or qualifiedly so as a servant; although this is contrary to the design of the framers, and the duty was only meant to extend to the importation of slaves.
This clause was the subject of a great diversity of sentiment in the convention; as the system was reported by the committee of detail, the provision was general, that such importation should not be prohibited, without confining it to any particular period. This was rejected by eight states; Georgia, South-Carolina, and I think North-Carolina voted for it.
We were then told by the delegates of the two first of those states, that their states would never agree to a system which put it in the power of the general government to prevent the importation of slaves, and that they as delegates from those states, must withhold their assent from such a system.
[To be continued.]
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
Of the State of New-York. POUGHKEEPSIE, February 12, 1788. [Mr. Sylvester's Speech Continue.]
MR. Sylvester said, that rejecting the bill would be one of the most imprudent steps, the legislature could be guilty of, as disregarding that solemn day, would tend to no religion at all, except the religion of nature. The gentleman, he said, had asked what right the legislature had to interfere in divine worship, he did not admit that it was an interference, to prohibit them travelling by churches and disturbing congregations. But with respect to Jews, and others, he should have no objection to new model the clause, so as not to prohibit them from work in their houses if they made conscience of it, and to do such things as would not interfere with the public worship of others. They or no one else, were by the law compelled to go there, and that those Jews who are in the state had made no complaints: why, therefore, said he, should every thing be set afloat, especially as no difficulties had yet occurred. Will it, said he, be to any purpose to suggest this further consideration, that the way to prosper in your affairs all the week, and to have the blessing of God in them, is to make conscience of the Lord's day? That truly great and good man, the Lord chief justice Hale, with whom the world was well acquainted, and whose works he did not doubt but many gentlemen present had read, though perhaps not on religion, wrote in a solemn manner to his children; that he had found by a strict and diligent observation, that a due observance of the Lord's day, had ever joined to it a blessing on the rest of his time; and that the week which he had so begun, was always blessed and prosperous to him; while on the contrary, whenever he had been negligent to the duties of that day, the rest of the week was unsuccessful and unhappy to his own secular employments.
Mr. Dongan thought that the gentleman (Mr. Sylvester) had not come to the point in question at all. The constitution he believed was in direct opposition to the bill, and this assertion had not been confuted. But he did not object to it on this ground alone; he feared that it would lead to oppression.
Mr. Jones begged the indulgence of the committee for a few moments, the bill under their consideration, was in general a compilation of the old colony laws, which it becomes the duty of the revisers of the laws to bring forward. The question to be decided was, whether the constitution had abrogated them; if it has then the bill before the house could not be passed. He would proceed to consider what was the import of that article of the constitution. If, said he, the bill had declared that a man should go to one church or to another, or that he should hear service in any particular language, then it would, in his opinion, be against the constitution; but there was not a thing in the bill about religious worship, unless drunkenness, horse-racing, &c. were deemed acts of religion. Every man was left to worship the almighty in the way that pleased him, and he might keep what day he pleased; but if he does not chuse to keep the Sabbath, do not let him disturb them that do. He wished not, however, to consider this bill in a religious view at all. His opinion of the matter was, that the legislature were passing this bill, for the sake of good order in society, and not as men actuated only by religious mo-
tives. There was a power given by the constitution, to prevent acts of licentiousness, and many things mentioned in that bill were really acts of licentiousness. He was free to declare that the bill did not in any shape militate against the constitution, as it did not give an undue preference, nor make any discrimination. This being the case the single proposition to be considered was, whether it would be proper to enact this clause, or by a solemn act to declare, that all men might do just as they pleased on that holy day; for if there was no restraint, there might be horse-racing, &c. to the disturbance of all the serious part of the community, and to the great corruption of their morals. This he said was the sense of the community at large; and whether it was confined to one day or to another, yet there should be some assistance of the law to prevent disturbances on that day; on this principle he should vote for the bill.
Mr. Benfon said he did not consider the subject as trifling, and he trusted the hon. gentleman last on the floor, had also an idea of its importance, though he did not believe he considered it as solemnly as he did. The gentleman had said there was nothing in the bill contrary to the constitution: he had declared that in his opinion the act was against the constitution, and from the reasoning of the gentleman last on the floor, he was convinced of the truth of his assertion. If the constitution was taken up and refined upon, as it must be before the bill could pass, the whole might be refined away. The bill did not declare that a man should worship the deity in the same mode as those who passed it, but it declared that he should do as they did; and it was an indirect way of making one man adopt another man's belief. He referred again to the situation of the Jews. This was one of his objections. The Jew may not labor on our Sabbath, but on his, you permit every body to work. The gentleman who advocated this bill in the first instance, had said, let the Jew work in his house. See, said he, what a refinement this is; and such he said must take place if the bill passed. The gentleman was mistaken; the idea of fixing a day gave rise to all the persecutions of the age in which it originated; in the writings of the primitive fathers, the gentleman might also have found many errors that they established, and which proved fatal to numbers. Sir, said he, why is it that we will not do unto others, as we would they should do unto us? Suppose a Jew should say, you offend me by working on the Saturday, and for which he will say he has a positive command; why has he not as good a right to a law to prevent his sect of being disturbed, as any other sect in the community? they by the constitution, are to enjoy equal rights and privileges. It was a fact, he said, that unhappily for these people, to avoid the noise which is common on a Saturday; they were obliged to have their houses of public worship in retired places. If the bill was only to prohibit sports and idle diversions, he should have no objection to it. He repeated it again, that passing this bill would be a violation of the constitution; and though in this instance it had for its object the observance of the Sabbath, yet it might go to every act of a man's life. The arguments the gentleman had used to shew the importance of the Sabbath, he did not differ with him about.
[To be continued.]

DEBATES IN MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION,
TUESDAY, January 22, P. M.
[Continued from this paper of the 22d ultimo.] MR. JONES (Bolton) enlarged on the various checks which the constitution provides; and which, he said, formed a security for liberty, and prevented power from being abused: the frequency of elections of the democratic branch, representation apportioned to numbers, the publication of the journals of Congress, &c. Gentlemen, he said, had compared the people of this country, to those of Rome; but, he observed, the comparison was very erroneous; the Romans were divided into two classes, the nobility and plebians; the nobility kept all kinds of knowledge to their own class, and the plebians were, in general, very ignorant; and when unemployed, in time of peace, were ever ready for revolt, and to follow the dictates of any designing patrician; but, continued the worthy gentleman, the people of the United States, are an enlightened, well informed people; and are therefore not easily imposed on by designing men. Our right of representation, concludes Mr. Jones, is much more just and equitable than the boasted one of Great-Britain; whose representatives are chosen by corporations, or boroughs; and those boroughs, in general, are the property, or at the disposal of the nobility, and rich gentry of the kingdom.
Wednesday, January 23. A. M.
Mr. Pierce rose, he said, to make a few observations on the powers of Congress, in this sect. Gentlemen, he said, in different parts of the house, had agreed that Congress will not lay direct taxes except in cases of war; for that to defray the exigencies of peace, the impost and excise would be sufficient; and as that mode of taxation would be the most expedient and productive; it would undoubtedly be adopted. But, he observed, duties by impost had frequently been objected to, because they depressed trade, notwithstanding it was allowed, that the consumer pays the tax. If this power of levying direct taxes, he said, is lodged in the general government, and a majority of the states should not be willing to levy an impost; he asked, whether we should not suffer ourselves to be loaded with a direct tax to pay the foreign debt; and, says he, when we consider, that the southern states are interested in commerce; and the smaller states are equally represented in the federal court, with larger ones, and have an equal vote (Rhode-Island, says he, for instance) they will not surely agree to regulations for the impost; but will resort to direct taxes, as less burdensome on themselves. Mr. P. objected to the term for which the senate were to be chosen, for, said he, considering they are to operate as a check on the democratic branch of the federal legislature, they ought not be chosen for a longer term than the representatives. In respect to the consolidation of the union, continued Mr. P. several gentlemen (he mentioned the honorable Mr. Sedgwick, and Mr. Ames) have mentioned, that it was to be a consolidation of the strength and power of the confederacy, not of the states; and that if it went to the latter, they would be the last to vote for it. But, he said, he could not conceive, if the individual states are to retain their sovereignty, how a sovereign power could exist within a sovereign power; and that he wished the doubts on his mind might be solved.
Col. Varnum, in answer to an enquiry, why a bill of rights was not annexed to this constitution, said, that by the constitution of Massachusetts, the legislature have a right to make all laws not repugnant to the constitution. Now, says he, if there is such a clause in the constitution under consideration, then there would be a necessity for a bill of rights. In the section, under debate, Congress have an expressed power to levy taxes, &c. and to pass laws to carry their requisitions into execution. This, he said, was express, and required no bill of rights. After stating the difference between delegated power, and the grant of all power, except in certain cases, the Col. proceeded to controvert the idea, that this constitution went to a consolidation of strength, and that it was apparent, Congress had no right to alter the internal regulations of a state. The design in amending the confederation, he said, was to remedy its defects. It was the interest of the whole to confederate against a foreign enemy, and each was bound to exert its utmost ability to oppose that enemy; but it had been done at our expense in a great measure, and there was no way to provide for a remedy; because Congress had not the power to call forth the resources of every state, nor to coerce delinquent states. But, under the proposed government, those states which will not comply with equal requisitions, will be coerced, and this he said, is a glorious provision. In the late war, said the Col. the states of New-Hampshire and Massachusetts, for two or three years, had in the field half the continental army, under general Washington. Who paid these troops? The states which raised them, were called on to pay them. How, unless Congress have a power to levy taxes, can they make the states pay their proportion? In order that this, and some other states may not again be obliged to pay eight or ten times their proportion of the public exigencies, he said, this power is highly necessary to be delegated to the federal head. He shewed the necessity of Congress being enabled to prepare against the attacks of a foreign enemy; and he called upon the gentleman from Andover (Mr. Symmes) or any other gentleman, to produce an instance, where any government, consisting of three branches, elected by the people, and having checks on each other, as this has, abused the power delegated to them.
Mr. Choate said, this clause gives power to Congress to levy duties, excises, imposts, &c. considering the trust delegated to Congress, that they are to "provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare," &c. If this is to be the object of their delegation, the next question is whether they shall not be vested with powers to procure it? And this can be no other, than an unlimited power of taxation, if that defence requires it. Mr. C. contended that it was the power of the people concentrated to a point; that as all power is lodged in them, that this power ought to be supreme. He shewed the necessity of its being so, not only for our common defence, but for our advantage in settling commercial treaties. Do we wish to make a treaty with any power of Europe, we are told we have no stability, as a nation. As Congress must provide for the common defence, shall they, asked Mr. C. be confined to the impost and excise? They alone are the judges whether five or one per cent. is necessary or convenient. It has been the practice of all nations to anticipate the
resources by loans. This will be the case of the United States in war; and, he asked, if our resources are competent and well established, and that no doubt remained of them, whether in that case the individuals who have property, will not cheerfully offer it for the general defence. After advertizing to the idea of some, of its being a consolidation of the union, Mr. Choate concluded, by a brief display of the several checks contained, and securities for the people to be found in this system.
General Thompson. Sir, the question is, whether Congress shall have power. Some say, that if this sect. was left out, the whole would fall to the ground; I think so to, as it is all of a piece. We are now fixing a national consolidation. This sect. I look upon it, is big with mischiefs. Congress will have power to keep standing armies. The great Mr. Pitt says, standing armies are dangerous. Keep your militia in order, we don't want standing armies. A gentleman said, we are a rich state, I say so too: then why shall we not wait five or six months, and see what our sister states do? We are able to stand on our own ground against a foreign power; they cannot starve us out; they cannot bring their ships on the land; we are a nation of healthy, strong men; our land is fertile, and we are increasing in numbers. It is said, that we owe money; no matter if we do; our safety lies in not paying it; pay only the interest. Don't let us go too fast. Shall not Massachusetts be a mediator? It is my with she may be one of the four dissenting states; then we shall be on our old ground, and shall not act unconstitutionally. Some people cry, it will be a great charge; but it will be a greater charge, & be more dangerous to make a new one. Let us amend the old confederation. Why not give Congress a power only to regulate trade? Some say, that though we owe will fall upon us; but it is no such thing: the balance of power in the old countries will not permit it; the other nations will protect us. Besides we are a brave and a happy people. Let us be cautious how we divide the states; by uniting we stand, by dividing we fall; we are in our childhood yet; don't let us grow too fast, lest we grow out of shape. If I have proved that we are a respectable people, in possession of liberty, property and virtue, and none in a better situation to defend themselves, why all this racket? Gentlemen say we are undone, if we cannot stop up the Thames: but, Mr. P. confident, nations will mind their own interest, and not our's. Great-Britain has found out the secret to pick the subjects' pockets, without their knowing it, that's the very thing Congress is after. Gentlemen say this section is clear as the sun, and that all power is retained which is not given. But where is the bill of rights which shall check the power of this Congress? which shall say, thus far shall ye come and no farther? The safety of the people depends on a bill of rights. If we build on a sandy foundation, is it likely we shall stand? I apply to the feelings of the convention. There are some parts of this constitution which I cannot digest; and, sir, shall we swallow a large bone for the sake of a little meat? Some say, swallow the whole now, and pick out the bone afterwards. But I say, let us pick off the meat, and throw the bone away.
The sect. fr. takes the purse-strings from the people. England has been quoted for their fidelity, but did their constitution ever give such a power as is given in this constitution? Did they ever allow parliament to vote an army but for one year? But here we are giving Congress power to vote an army for two years, to tax us without limitation, no one to gainst them, and no inquiry yearly, as in Britain. Therefore, if this constitution is got down, we shall alter the system entirely, and have no checks upon Congress.
The Rev. Mr. Niles wished the hon. gentlemen would point out the limits to be preferred to the powers given by the section. [Continued.]
New-York, March 1.
YESTERDAY arrived here, from Halifax, the brig Prince William Henry, Capt. Avery. Accounts from St. John (N. B.) from Jan. 18, to Feb. 1, say: "This morning arrived the sloop Lucy, Capt. Knapp, in 11 days from Boston, and has brought papers to the 5th inst."
"Wednesday night last about 12 o'clock, we had a severe gale from S. E. quarter, accompanied with rain; it blew with such violence for some time that nothing scarce could withstand its fury. We are, however, happy to hear, that no material damage has been done, excepting a small Schooner lying at Randolp's wharf, had some of her lower works stove in, which occasioned her filling with water, and her cargo, consisting of flour, rye, buckwheat, and Indian meal, &c. &c. considerably damaged."
Extract of a letter from Halifax, January 10:—"On Thursday the Hon. Henry Duncan, and the Hon. Sampson Salter Blowers, were sworn into his Majesty's council, before his Excellency the lieutenant Governor, and took their seats accordingly. "The paragraph a few weeks since inserted, mentioning, that the British West-India Islands are opened to the trade of the United States, is said to be contradicted by a letter from London, dated October 3, from which the following is extracted. "We are assured on the part of government, that orders are sending to the governors of our Island, to use their own discretion in admitting articles from the foreign Islands under present circumstances."
For the DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER.
MR. GREENLEAF, YOU are to know that I am a young lady, and therefore I think you will not refuse a hearing to my request; a young lady educated in the old plan of common sense, and plain manners. Although I have read plenty of novels, and sentimental works, I am very much a stranger to what is commonly called sentiment, and fine feelings. From this you will perceive that I have not that happy readiness of sympathy, which excites people to cry or laugh just because others do so. But this
disposition of mine, never to cry but when I am really affected, never to laugh unless at wit, and never to applaud unless where I see merit, has betrayed me into a thousand awkward situations. Would you believe it, sir, I have actually smiled when half the theatre have been in tears, and have felt the tear in my eye when all around me were gaping. I have, myself only, applauded part of a play which no one else took notice of; and have been disgusted with what has excited encore from all parts of a most brilliant house.
All this I find proceeds from my total ignorance of the fashionable part of plays. Had I known these, I should have known where to be genteelly affected, and to behave myself like other people. I have therefore to propose, sir, that the managers to order their plays to be printed with proper indexes, pointing to the particular passages where we are to cry, laugh, applaud, or, if they permit us, condemn. Plays thus marked would be of great service, particularly to such as your humble servant, and to all ladies from the country, who like myself, are not acquainted with proper places for the tear or the laugh.
The marks would not swell the plays to much greater length, nor is it unreasonable to suppose, that there are many plays which would make us laugh or cry above twenty or thirty times in an evening. The marks therefore could not take up above half a line each; as for example, A. Here take out your white handkerchief; B. make ready; C. wipe your eyes; D. all attention; E. now it is coming; F. cry vehemently; G. a very fine part; H. three deep sighs; I. your handkerchief again; K. have a care; L. dissolve in tears; M. prepare the smelling bottle; N. bottles to your noses; O. dispose yourself to faint; P. faint away; or, Q. fall into fits.
These Signals might serve for a TRAGEDY. For a COMEDY something like the following. A. Laugh at this—B. clap this—C. Cry out "bravo!" D. Prepare for a capital stroke—E. Burst your sides—F. Te! te! te! te! G. Something is coming—H. Shake your very sides—I. Say, "O lord there is no bearing this"—K. Loud, ho! ho! ho! ho! for five minutes—A. A devilish good thing coming—M. Be quite prepared—N. Burst a blood vessel—O. ay "what a fine fellow Mr. H. r must be—P. Prick up your ears—Q. There it will be in a minute—R. Hystericks from laughing—S. Cry out "capital, capital, upon my word!"—T. Now for it—U. A long laugh till you turn black in the face, &c. &c.
I hope, sir, you will not fail to communicate my wishes to the managers immediately. I have been able to laugh without book at some plays, yet I have no doubt that comedies and tragedies may appear in the course of the winter of such a nature, that I shall neither know when to laugh nor when to cry. BETSEY SARCASM.
P. S. My brother Sam. your correspondent, has given me leave to write this, and join me in the best compliments. He says that bucks and bloods may have their brooks marked with proper ortho, &c. but you know he is a wag.
From the LONDON GAZETTEER of Oct. 31. EST pax, est bellum, tausus sic muer, et urfus, Murmurat, et cæcus cæcum ducens vice versa Dat penam fraudis; præ cæps sic falli ur æque Splendida, desplens populus promissa. . . ALL'S settled now, it's peace, it's horrid war; That roars the Bull, this growls the savage Bear. The blind, alternately, the blind will lead, Thus scourg'd by their own folly, knaves shall bleed. Cheated by gallic fraud, rash Pitt supplies The gaping vulgar with St. James's lies.
PRESCRIPTION for a CONSUMPTION or COUGH. TAKE of comfrey one pound, scraped clean—one table spoonful of flaxseed—two quarts of good water, put them into a vessel and boil them down to one quart, then strain it off and set it to cool: also, take three quarters of a pound of sugar, the yolk of six new laid eggs, one nutmeg pounded fine, and afterward mixed together. Mull one quart of Madeira wine with all the above ingredients, taking care not to have it curdle; then bottle it, and let the person afflicted take a wine glass morning and evening, and any time when the cough is troublesome.
To be SOLD CHEAP, At PRIVATE SALE,
THE place which William Pro-vost formerly occupied, which for elegance of situation is perhaps equal to any in the state of New-Jersey; it lies three quarters of a mile from the church of Hackinack, and extends from the river up the road towards Paramus, being intersected by the road leading to the New-Bridge: on the lot next the river is a STONE DWELLING-HOUSE, two stories high in front, and three in rear, having a fine dry cellar, and a dwelling-room underneath on the ground floor (being built on the declivity of a hill) with a large kitchen adjoining: Also, a poultry-house and a new barn; in the rear of the dwelling-house is a beautiful green, ornamented with fruit-trees; between which and the river, lies a valuable piece of meadow, yielding about twenty-four loads of English hay yearly: to the rear of the meadow is a spacious and substantial dock, newly made, on which is a store with a large quantity of ashes, an extraordinary spring and well at the dwelling-house, from which the meadow may be watered: there is also a garden with a variety of the best fruit-trees: on the lot on the opposite side of the road, stands a commodious store, commanding a view of the back country; also a young orchard of good fruit trees. The whole of the place contains about thirty-four or five acres, twelve of which are wood land; the land has been well manured with ashes; the whole of the land enclosed with a new substantial fence.
The beauty of this situation, and its advantages for trade, make it eligible either as a country seat or a place of business. To be sold in three different lots, or the whole together, as may best suit the purchaser; if not sold by the fifth day of April next, then to be rented. For terms apply to DIRCK LEFFERTS, in maiden-lane, No. 21, New-York, who will give a good title for the same. The Conditions of payment will be made easy to the Purchaser. If any person wants to view the place, apply to D. Lefferts, he will send a person with him.
THEATRE.
By the OLD AMERICAN COMPANY, MONDAY EVENING, the 3d of MARCH, Will be performed, A COMIC OPERA, By the author of the School for Scandal, CALLED THE DUE NNA, OR THE DOUBLE ELOPEMENT; With (by Permission of the Patente of Covent Garden Theatre) the Original Overture and Accompaniments. To which will be added, A PANTOMIME ENTERTAINMENT, In Grotesque Characters, CALLED THE G E N I I, OR HARLEQUIN'S VAGARIES. The whole to conclude with a grand Display of Emblematical Transparent Scenery. BOX 8s.—PIT 6s.—GALLERY 4s. VIVAT RESPUBLICA.
LOST from the Theatre, a printed BOOK of Shakespeare's Jubilee, by Garrick; any person finding and returning it shall be handsomely rewarded, or any lady or gentleman having a copy, the loan of it will be esteemed a particular favor.
The NEW LINE OF
STAGES.
THE Proprietors of the New LINE of STAGES, finding many inconveniences arise both to the respectable public and themselves from inattention to business; in future they are determined to use every endeavor to serve the public, and with encouragement only in proportion to their exertions and attention to their business. From the date hereof the fare will be from Powles-Hook to Philadelphia, and from Philadelphia to Powles-Hook, three Spanish milled dollars, and all way passengers four pence per mile, 150lb. of baggage to be the same as a passenger; Printers papers and letters will be conveyed gratis; convenient portmanteaus are provided for that purpose. The Stages leave Powles-Hook at 3 o'clock, P. M. every day for Philadelphia, except Sunday.
JOHN CUMMING, MATTHIA WARD, THOMAS EGBERT, JOHN GILICK, ROBERT STOCKTON, DAVID HAMILTON, JOS. VANDEGRIFT, MICHAEL DENNISTON. N. B. Papers, Letters, &c. to be sent to Christopher Beckman's, Cortlandt Street, where the Stage Office is kept. February 19, 1788. 29 c d
W A N T E D,
As early as possible, A PERSON who is sefully understands the GARDENING BUSINESS, at the same time can do other work relating to a FARM—As it will be required of him to go into the country, for this purpose it is wished that he may be an honest, attentive, and a decent man—indeed none other need apply.—A person of this character, who would incline to follow this business, will meet with every encouragement by making early application at, No. 67, Wall-street. New-York, Feb. 27, 1788. 29 c d.
Government Securities.
CASH, and a generous price, will be given for such as are generally called FINAL SETTLEMENTS, LOAN OFFICE, issued by J. Nourse, and INTEREST FACILITIES—Also, those of this state, Connecticut, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Enquire at No. 20. Queen-Street.
JACOB REED, jun. Who also Exchanges and Re exchanges the Paper Currency of this State, and SPECIE;
And negotiates on Commission any Business respecting the Public Funds. New-York, Feb. 21, 1788. 24 c d.
A YOUNG married woman with a good breast of milk, would be glad to take a child to nurse.—Enquire at No. 30 Little George-Street. 29 c d. 10 t.
TO BE SOLD, An EXCELLENT FORTE-PIANNO,
Imported from London the last Summer. Enquire of PHILIP JACOBS. No. 20, next door but one to the City Tavern Broad-Way.—Feb. 12, 1788. 16 c d
Twenty Pounds Reward.
WHEREAS the door of St. Peter's church, in this city, was broke open, on the night of Saturday, the 26th inst. by some person, or persons, unknown, the above reward of Twenty Pounds will be paid by the trustees of said church, to any person or persons who may detect, apprehend, and prove to conviction, the party or parties guilty thereof.

POET'S CORNER.
From the (London) Public Ledger. IMPROMPTU , on the marriage of a puritanical Banker, to a lady forty years younger than himself. DAVID , of upright heart and mind, The favorite man of Heaven, Was much to GODLINESS inclin'd, But more to WOMEN given. ABRAM the patriarch—a name To Israelites so awful, With Hagar, "did the deed of shame," Nor deem'd the fact unlawful. E'en SOLOMON , so good and wise, When turn'd of full three-score, Kent (or the sacred bitt'ry lies) THREE HUNDRED girls, or more. Our pious EBENEZER too, (His OLD Wife in the grave) As a morous as any Jew, A buxom Wench must have! The SAINTS , 'tis plain, both poor and rich, Down from the Jewish nation, Have always had a wondrous itch For "Simple Fornication!"
Bon Mot of Lord Mansfield. IN an action tried before his Lordship, brought by a special pleader against a horse dealer, for selling him an unfound horse, it appeared in evidence that the horse turned out to be the plaintiff's own. His Lordship observed to the jury, that he supposed the horse felt he had a special pleader on his back, and therefore demurred.
Affize of BREAD.
As Established December 5, 1787. A Loaf of inspected superfine Wheat Flower, weigh Two Pounds Five Ounces for six-pence. A Loaf of Rye Flour to weigh One Pound Twelve Ounces for three-pence.
HIGH WATER.
This Day, March 1. 3h. 59m. Morn.
At a Court of Chancery, held at the Chancellor's Chamber, in the City of New-York, the fourth Day of January in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-eight.
PRESENT, The Hon. ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON, Esq. Chancellor. John Leake, assignee of Charity Smith, Complainant, vs. Thomas Rutter, son and heir at law of John Rutter, deceased, Defendant. FORASMUCH as it appears to this court, that a bill has been filed therein by John Leake, assignee of Charity Smith, against Thomas Rutter, son and heir at law of John Rutter, deceased, to obtain a decree for the sale of certain premises therein mentioned, to have been mortgaged by the said John Rutter; whereupon process of subpoena to appear, and answer, has been duly issued and returned; and that the said Thomas Rutter has not entered his appearance in this suit, as according to the rules of this court the same ought to have been entered, in case the said process had been duly served, and an affidavit having been made to the satisfaction of this court, that the said Thomas Rutter (as the deponent was informed) had left New-Town, in Queen's county, (upward) of six months ago, and that the said Thomas Rutter, was (as the deponent was informed and verily believed) in or near the state of New-York, but had no permanent place of residence, so that the said deponent was unable to serve him with the said process, which issued on the filing of the bill of complaint in this cause; wherefore it is ordered, on motion of Mr. Lawrence, of counsel for the complainant, that the said Thomas Rutter appear to the said bill, on or before the seventh day of March now next ensuing, and in default thereof, that the complainant's said bill be taken pro confesso, to the end, that a decree may be made for a sale of the said premises, or such part thereof as to this court shall appear just and right; and it is further ordered, that a copy of this order, within twenty days from the date hereof, be inserted in, at least, two of the public newspapers printed in the state of New-York, for the space of eight weeks successively.
Extract from the minutes, 89—8w. f. W. COCK, Register. PRIZE-MONEY, Of the Squadron under John Paul Jones, Esquire. NOTICE is hereby given to those officers and men of the Frigates 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 sold in France, and that the shares will be paid to the respective claimants, on 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.
SHRUB.
Of the very best Quality, by the Hoghead, Barrel, or smaller Quantity, FOR SALE by Charles Tillinghast, At his House, nearly opposite the New-Market, in Cherry-Street.
A Few COPIES of the Conductor Generalis , To be SOLD , At this PRINTING OFFICE .
JUST PUBLISHED, And TO BE SOLD, By ROBERT HODGE, No. 237, Queen-Street, and the other BOOKSELLERS,
Conductor Generalis,
OR the office, duty, and authority of justices of the peace, high sheriffs, under sheriffs, coroners, constables, goalers, jurymen, and overseers of the poor. As also, the office of clerks of assize, and of the peace, &c. To which are added, several choice maxims in law, &c. compiled chiefly from Burn's Justice, and several other books on those subjects. By JAMES PARKER, Esq. late justice of the peace in New-Jersey. Now adapted to the United States. By one of the J U D G E S. The whole alphabetically digested under the several titles; with a table, directing to the ready finding out the proper matter under those titles. This book is highly esteemed, and very necessary for gentlemen in the commission of the peace; likewise for every other person who would wish to be acquainted with the laws of the land we live in. At the above STORE may be had, a great variety of
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Consisting of HISTORY. Divinity, Law, Philosophy, Mathematics, Biography, Geography, Poetry, Physic, Surgery, Agriculture, Nautical Books, Dictionaries, Architecture, Novels, Miscellanies, Plays, &c. &c.
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Among which are, ELEGANT folio family bibles, with near 200 cuts in each, Burkitt on the new testament, Brown's self-interpreting bible, 2 vols., Cruden's concordance, Warden's system of divinity, Whitby's commentary, Blair's Carr's, Erkin's, Bolton's, Willison's, Asterbury's, &c. sermons, Neilson's festivals, Cullen's, Duncan's, and Hoffman's, practice of physic, Van Swieten's, commentaries, 18 vols., Boerhaave's aphorisms, 6 vols., Smellie, and Hamilton's midwifery, Leake on the diseases of women, 2 vols., Quinney's medical lexicon, Fourcroy's, chemistry, &c. Ainsworth's, Young's Cole's, and Ennick's latin Dictionaries, Davidson's Virgil and Horace, Duncan's Cicero, Kent's, Lucian, Clarke's Caesar, Homer, Nepos, Eutropius, Erasmus, an introduction, Simpson's fluxions, and Euclid, Hammond's algebra, Stene's Euclid, Love's surveying, Guthrie's and Salmon's geographical grammars, Johnson's, Sheridan's, Ash's, Dyke's, Bailey's, Scott's, Perry's, and Ennick's dictionaries, Bennet's christian oratory, Scott on election, elegant extracts in verse, do. in prose Lord Littleton's letters, Klopstock's Messiah, Hutton's mensuration, Hawney's measurer.
Also an excellent Assortment of STATIONARY.
Genuine Writing Paper of different sizes and prices, Ledgers, Journals, Waste, Letter, and Blank Books of all sizes, Receipt Books, Bonnet and Cards, &c. &c. Wrapping Paper, Sealing-Wax, Wafers, Quills, Slates, Lead and slate Pencils, Pens, Knives, elegant Shoe Buckles, Message Cards, &c. &c. Commissions from the country are thankfully received, and carefully executed. 51—
Masters & Owners of Vessels
Are hereby informed, THAT they may be supplied with cables, large or small, of any length, and cordage of all sizes, made of Peterburg hemp, fish quality, at Ivers's Rope-walk, at the head of Mulberry-Street, the first left hand turn above the Tea-Water Pump, on such favourable terms as to merit the attention of any gentleman that would wish to lay out his money to the best advantage. Cables spliced, with the addition of any length required, white rope of every sort for city or country use, hambro lin, deep sea lines, hand lead lines, log lines, horse lines, and marine, &c. &c. by H. IVERS, Ropemaker.
N. B. The above articles, whether in large or small quantities, will be delivered to any part of the city without expence of cartage to the buyer. New-York, Dec. 7, 1787. 58 c.d.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to the estate of Gilbert Bryan, of Huntington, Long-Island, Suffolk county, yeoman, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscriber, assignee of the estate of the aforesaid Gilbert Bryan, the accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons, having claims against said Gilbert Bryan's estate, previous to his discharge under the act of insolvency, are requested immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to JOHN ARDEN, Junior, m.w.f. 42 3m. Assignee. New-York, November 15, 1787.
State of New-York, Court of Admiralty. Charles March, Timothy Penny, Abraham P. Mendes, John Thompson, Gad Wells, and others, Libellants.
Sundry goods, Wares and Merchandize, saved out of a vessel having no person on board, by John Shannon and others, and claimed by Gibbon Bourke, John Donnan and the said John Shannon and others, and claimed in part by Daniel McCormick for Hyem Cohen, and by William Cock for Richard Hall.
WHEREA Charles March, Timothy Penny, Abraham P. Mendes, John Thompson, Matthew Fergo, John Howard, Gad Wells, Samuel Eells, and Peter Noyes, junior, as passengers, and Malcom Taylor, and Henry Harris, as mariners on board of the brigantine Port-Roseway, have filed a libel in the said court, setting forth that in and with the said brigantine, in a voyage from the island of Jamaica to New-London, in Connecticut, on or about the first day of August, in the year 1783, in the latitude of 23 degrees and 30 minutes north of the equator, they discovered, and went to a vessel with only her foremast standing, and having no living creature on board, and five feet water in her hold; and that they saved and took out of the said brigantine, sundry goods, wares, and merchandise, which were by them brought to the port of New-York, and there sold at public vendue, by order of Gibbon Bourke, and John Donnan, of the said city, merchants: And whereas it appears by return of sales of Anthony L. Bleeker, that the said merchandise so saved and brought to the port of New-York, consisted of the following articles, viz. Six hogheads of sugar, the marks & numbers whereof were defaced, one hoghead of sugar marked F. No. 102, one other hoghead of sugar marked WB. No. 185, one other hoghead of sugar, marked F. S. one hoghead of spirits, marked E. (enclosed by a diamond) No. 6, one other hoghead of spirits, marked B. E. No. 4, one other hoghead of spirits, marked B. E. No. 5, one other hoghead of spirits, marked B. R. No. 3, one other hoghead of spirits, marked WB. No. 7, one other hoghead of spirits, marked WB. No. 8, and one other hoghead of spirits, marked WB. No. 9, thirteen bales of cotton wool without mark or number, 1 bale of cotton wool, marked B. three other bales of cotton wool, marked H. C. fifteen other bales of cotton wool, the marks & numbers whereof were defaced; four whole bales, four half bales, four broken bales, and four bundles of cotton wool, the marks whereof, if any had been, could not be discovered, a quantity of logwood, and five hundred and fifty-one feet of mahogany. And whereas, by an advertisement formerly published in one of the newspapers printed in New-York, the said goods and merchandise were said to have been saved and taken on board of the said brigantine Port-Roseway, on Thursday the 5th day of Aug. 1784. And whereas, Gibbon Bourke and John Donnan, on behalf of John Shannon, master, and Samuel Nesbitt, mate, Malcom Taylor, Martin George, John Harper, Sweeney Wilson and Alexander M'Kenzie, mariners, and Richard Hall, owner of the said brigantine Port-Roseway, have filed a claim in the said court, praying a decree for their proportional shares of the net proceeds of the said goods: And whereas, Daniel McCormick, of the city of New-York, merchant, for and on behalf of Hyem Cohen, of the Island of Jamaica, hath filed a claim in the said court, to the monies which have arisen from the sales of the said cotton wool, or part thereof, after the payment of salvage: and whereas William Cock, of the city of New-York, Esq. for and in behalf of Richard Hall, of Shelburne, in Nova-Scotia, as sole owner of the said brigantine Port-Roseway, hath also filed a claim in the said court, praying an allowance for salvage out of the monies arisen by the sale of the said goods, wares and merchandise. And whereas, it appears by the depositions of William M'Kenzie and Malcom Taylor, two of the persons on board the brigantine Port-Roseway, at the time the said goods and merchandise were so saved and taken on board; that the deserted vessel out of which the said goods were saved, were generally supposed by themselves and others then present, to have been a brigantine; and it further appears by the said depositions, and the deposition of Sweeney Wilson, which depositions were severally taken in open court, that the said deserted vessel was a float vessel (perhaps about three hundred tons burthen) had a woman's head, with guard-irons round it, that she had black sides, and yellow mouldings, that she had either three or four ports on each side abaft her chains, that she had a double deck as far as her main-mast, and had deck-beams but no plank on them before her main-mast as part of her lower deck, that she had quarter-barges, but no quarter-galleries, and was plain behind, and that her quarter-deck was raised about three feet above her main-deck. —Therefore, pursuant to an order of the said court, public monition and notice is hereby given to all persons interested, or claiming to be interested, in the said goods, wares and merchandise, so saved, or any part thereof, to put in a claim in the said court for the same, within one year and a day, from the day of the date of this monition and notice. Dated the eighth day of October, in the twelfth year of the Independence of the state of New-York, and the year of our Lord, 1787.
By order of the court of Admiralty, JONH GRAHAM, Marshal. 36 3m
FLAX-SEED,
STORED, Cleaned, Purchased and Sold at HARTELL and WOODWARD'S Flax-seed store lately occupied by Mr. JACOB SARLY, last by Mr. Nash, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. 38—c.d.
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THE PUBLIC Are RESPECTFULLY INFORMED,  THAT the subscriber has lately removed from Princeton, New-Jersey to this city, and now keeps the house lately kept by Talmadge Hall, No. 49, Cortland-Street (commonly known by the Bolton, Albany, and Philadelphia General Post-office) and has agreed with the proprietors of the Albany and Bolton stages, to make his house the public stage-house. Those ladies and gentlemen who wish to take passage in either of these stages, will please to leave their names with the subscriber the evening before the stage's departure; gentlemen passengers and others, are informed that the subscriber keeps a house of entertainment; and accommodate gentlemen with boarding and lodging. Every attention will be paid to those who please to favour him with their custom. N. B. The gentlemen of the city are informed that the subscriber has a large convenient assembly room, which he proposes to let during the winter season, or longer if required. CHRISTOPHER BEEKMAN. New-York, Nov. 13, 1787. 51—th.
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FOR SALE,
At the STORE of Mr. Barnt Deklyn, No. 39, Maiden-Lane, near the FLY-MARKET, the following GOODS,
Which will be SOLD at the most reduced Prices, to wit, A VARIETY OF Cotton Checks, Mantuas and other Spotted and plain Velvets, Gown Silks, A variety of Gloves and Fans, Peelongs, and Linens, Modes, Sheetings, and Chintzes, Osnaburghs, Printed Linens, and Cottons, Maritilles Quilting, Fancy Shawls and Fanny Jacket Patterns, Handkerchiefs, A variety of Plumes and Ribbands, Jeans, Jeanettis, and Fancy Shoe Buckles and India Dimities, Buttons. A quantity of Linen and
With a Variety of other Articles, Which he is determined to SELL low, for Jerse (upon the face of the Bill) New-York , or Penn. Sylvania  PAPER MONEY.
Just PUBLISHED, and to be Sold at this OFFICE No. 25, Water-Street,
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