The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-03-10 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 58, of VOL. XLII.]
MONDAY, March 10, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2238.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENS'D REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST—EVEN 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, to 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 to those who nobly conceive—that the dearly purchased freedom and independence of America is a sacred deposit, to be nurtured, supported, and transmitted, unimpaired, by the present possessors, to millions yet unborn. To this end it is necessary, that the body of the people (who must ever, in free countries, be supposed the supporters of freedom) be well informed of the nature of any government that may be proposed for their adoption; therefore, free discussions on that momentous topic, as well as interesting intelligence from the several quarters of the world, are necessary to be universally disseminated.
By printing only one paper per week, as heretofore, one half of the essays communicated, and all that might be copied from other papers, were, in general, unavoidably neglected: in a Daily paper there will be room for all that may be worthy insertion. In this paper, FREE and IMPARTIAL discussion, that is, decent and well written ESSAYS, on either side of any important public topic, SHALL FIND FREE ACCESS.
As the principal support of a Daily paper is derived from Advertisements, Gentlemen in the mercantile line, and all others who occasionally Advertise, are earnestly requested to prefer this new undertaking, which shall be gratefully acknowledged by the strictest attention being paid to correctness and propriety. Advertisements shall be inserted as reasonably as by any printer in the city.
The great expence with which a Daily paper will be attended, at first, is too well known to require any apology for the REQUISITION, on subscribing, expressed in the Conditions, or for the warmth of the solicitations, for the continuation of PUBLIC PATRONAGE, with which he following PROPOSALS are introduced by the public's greatly obliged,
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. CONDITIONS.
I. THE New-York Journal and Daily Patriotic Register shall be printed on the same paper, form, and type, as the Weekly Register, and shall contain the same quantity of matter.
II. The price, per Annum, will be SIX DOLLARS, one quarter part of which to be paid on subscribing, viz. One dollar and an half: after which quarterly payments to be punctually observed.
III. No subscriber is to discontinue his subscription on any other condition than the payment of arrearage subscription money, and that at the expiration of a quarter.
IV. The Daily Patriotic Register shall be delivered to the subscribers in the city every morning, and sent (as may be ordered) to those out of the city, with the greatest punctuality, they paying the expence of carriage.
Printing-Office, November 19. THE Editor returns sincere thanks to those gentlemen who have already enabled him to form a very respectable list of subscribers to his paper, upon the plan of the above proposals. His subscriptions having been rapid, has determined him to commence the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register, THIS DAY.—From the favourable disposition of the public, already evinced, he flatters himself with a prospect of speedy and generous ADVERTISING patronage.—He anticipates the pleasure of having it in his power, in a few weeks, to present to the public, a publication that will both serve and be a CREDIT to his country not withholding a few of his GILDED rays from the public's ever devoted humble servant, THE PRINTER.
To the Friends of Science.
IT has long been the universal wish, that the public might be furnished with an accurate Geographical and Topographical Grammar of the United States.
Geographers of foreign countries, not being possessed of the proper materials, and not equally interested in this part of their subject, have filled their accounts of these states with numerous inaccuracies. It is time these inaccuracies were corrected. We are independent of Great-Britain, and are no longer to look up to her for a description of our own country.
Several gentlemen of abilities, have, in detached pieces, gratified the public with ample and accurate descriptions of several parts of the United States; but no collective description of the whole has been attempted, except in a small duodecimo volume, published by the subscriber in 1784, which, though imperfect on account of the infant state of geographical knowledge in America, was well received by a candid public, and an edition of 1500 copie speedily sold.
This encouragement has determined him to publish again on the same subject. For the purpose of collecting more ample and accurate materials than he formerly possessed, he has travelled through all the states, and has been favoured with the communications of gentlemen well qualified to give information on so important a subject; and has likewise established a correspondence with several respectable characters in different states, from whom he has every reason to expect a valuable addition to the materials already collected; yet as all the information that can be obtained on a subject so extensive, variegated and interesting, is greatly to be desired, and every man of science may have it in his power to contribute some observations which may be useful, the subscriber will feel himself particularly obliged to any gentleman who will be so kind as to furnish him with answers to all, or any of the annexed enquiries, viz.
 1. The boundaries and extent of the several states, and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal places.  2. Descriptions of the rivers, their sources, courses, lengths, how far navigable, how high does the tide rise—and what fish do they produce. A description of mountains, lakes, harbours, capes, and bays.  3. General face of the country, an account of its animal, mineral, and vegetable productions, or its natural history. What are the evidences to support the opinion that the flat country in the southern and middle states was formerly occupied by the waters of the ocean, and that the land below the hills and mountains has been made since the flood.  4. Natural and artificial curiosities, caverns, cascades, &c.  5. State of commerce, manufactures and agriculture, exports and imports, balance of trade. The number of vessels which annually enter at the custom houses in the several sea ports of the United States.  6. Civil divisions of the several states, the number and names of the several districts, counties, and towns, their extent, latitude and longitude, number of inhabitants, and distance and bearing from the capital of the state. Particular descriptions of the principal towns are requested.  7. Population—from whence are emigrations, to what places, and how numerous. Of what nations are the inhabitants of the states composed, or whence originated—proportion of the slaves.  8. Climate, diseases and their causes—longevity of the inhabitants—what proportion die in infancy.  9. Religion, number of churches of different denominations—by what methods are ministers supported.  10. State of the practice of law and physic.  11. Societies for the advancement of science and humanity.  12. State of literature, colleges, academies, schools and their funds.  13. Characters who have distinguished themselves in the late war by their patriotism.  14. An estimate of the damages sustained in the late war, in the several states.  15. A description of the adjacent Islands.  16. Manners, customs, dress and dress.  17. Constitution, policy—general account of the laws—what political principles predominate in the several states.  18. Military and marine strength.  19. Public revenue and expences—mode of levying taxes.  20. Indians, their tribes, languages, numbers, characters and dispositions towards the United States.  21. The society of Cincinnati, their laws and influence and the nature and political tendency of their establishment.  22. History.  N. B. The subscriber wishes to avail himself of the advantage of all the most accurate maps, and detached geographical pieces, which have been published respecting the United States; and will thank any gentleman to inform him where they can be procured.
Those gentlemen, who may be so obliging as to favor the above design, by communications, are requested to forward them to Messrs. R. Aitken, or W. Spotswood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotswood and Clarke, 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, Messrs. Wright and Co., Charleston; the honorable A. Baldwin and Joseph Clay, Eiqures-Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Austin, or Jedidiah Morse, New-Haven, with their names subscribed, and the places of their residence, that the author may have the pleasure of knowing to whom he is 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 here, to sell these Maps at a much cheaper rate than they have yet been sold. The plates were cut and the impressions taken in London, and there sold (without the pamphlet) at One Guinea each.
To accompany this map, and explanatory of it, with references to it, will be sold, included in the price of the map, a pamphlet, containing 67 large octavo pages, with plates and figures, entitled, a Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, comprehending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral; the mountains, creeks, roads, distances, latitudes, &c. and of every part, laid down in the Map.
By THOMAS HUTCHINS, Esq. Late Captain and Engineer in the British army, and now Geographer General to the United States of America. With a plan of the rapids of the Ohio, a plan of the several villages in the Illinois country, a table of the distances between Fort Pitt and the mouth of the Ohio, all engraved upon copper.—And an Appendix, containing Mr. Patrick Kennedy's Journal up the Illinois river, and a correct list of the different nations and tribes of Indians, with the number of fighting men, &c.
Description of the ILLINOIS COUNTRY.
THE Illinois country is in general of a superior soil to any other part of North America that I have seen. It produces fine oak, hickory, cedar, mulberry trees, &c. some dying roots and medicinal plants;—hops, and excellent wild grapes, and in the year 1769, one hundred and ten hogheads of strong wine, were made by the French settlers, from these grapes. A large quantity of sugar is also annually made from the juice of the maple tree; and as the mulberry trees are large and numerous, I presume the making of silk will employ the attention and industry of the settlers, when the country is more fully inhabited than it is at present, and especially as the winters are much more moderate and favourable for the breed of silk worms, than they are in many of the sea coast provinces. Indigo may likewise be successfully cultivated—(but not more than two cuttings in a year) wheat, peas, and Indian corn thrive well, as does every sort of grain and pulse, that is produced in any of the old colonies. Great quantities of tobacco are also yearly raised by the inhabitants of the Illinois, both for their own consumption and that of the Indians; but little has hitherto been exported to Europe. Hemp grows spontaneously, and is of a good texture; its common height is 10 feet, and its thickness three inches (the latter reckoned within about a foot of the root) and with little labour, any quantity may be cultivated. Flax seed has hitherto been only raised in small quantities. There has however been enough produced to shew, that it may be sown to the greatest advantage. Apples, pears, peaches, and all other European fruits succeed 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, turkies, 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.
S H R U B.
Of the very best Quality, by the Hoghead, Barrel, or smaller Quantity, FOR SALE by Charles Tillinghast, At his House, nearly opposite the New-Market, in Gherry-Street.
Just published by M. CARY, In Philadelphia, and now to be SOLD, By THOMAS ALLEN, Book-Seller, in Queen-Street, New-York, (by whom Subscriptions are received)
THE American Museum,
For 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.
Satire,
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 potash 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 Boston,
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 negroe 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 opossum.
Medical Tracts.
Letter on the fore throat dysphasia,
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.
TO BE SOLD
For JERSEY MONEY at full Value,
Or exchanged for any Property in New-York, or bartered for West-India or DRY GOODS,
At Market Price,
A Valuable Farm,
SITUATE in Woodbridge township, in the county of Essex, New-Jersey, within a quarter of a mile of the main road from Woodbridge to Brunswick, about eight miles distant from the latter, and three and a half from Perth Amboy, consisting of one hundred and seventy acres a third part of which is excellent MEADOW; a sufficiency of fire-wood, with a handsome piece of thrifty young timber.
The plough-land equal to any in that part of the country; the whole under good fence.
On the premises is a good house, kitchen, and barn; and an excellent spring of water near the door; to which is added, fifteen acres, or thereabouts, of salt marsh, on the 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 Mr. Joseph Bindon, merchant, New-York, or Mr. Benjamin Thompson, near Morris-Town.
New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99-c.d.
New-York RUM
Of excellent Flavour and good Proof,
FOR SALE
By Charles Tillinghast,
At the DISTILLERY, near the New Market, Gherry-Street, next to the Ship-Yard.

To His Excellency J— B— N., residing in Boston.
MY LORD,
THE favors which you did me the honor to write me of the 10th ultimo, and the 12th instant, came safe to hand. In answer to the first, I had the honor to write your lordship the 24th ultimo, per an express, which we sent off with all the ready we could raise by subscription, and a present from the B—k: This I find has been serviceable to you. There is nothing like it my lord, every thing is accomplished by money and officers in the public bodies in Europe; and we found it answered our ends (though but sparingly measured) when the business was discussed in this city. I make no doubt my lord, but we shall encompass the whole 65 in the lower house, in a few months after meeting; for although the lower house in the island of Britain consists of near 600, yet the executive can almost always command a majority. Since my last we have kept the press going pretty steadily; but I am much afraid my writing committee, although they are well inclined, and very industrious, do more hurt than good; they are at present employed in composing for a paper we publish three times every week; and to be sure it is crammed and kept running over with the veryest trash that ever disgraced the quill of a school boy. I assisted them in a few skits and squibs, but they carry it to such a disgraceful length, that I am much afraid I shall have to displace some of them.
I have continued the numbers of the Freemen as long as I well could; the Pennsylvanian I am yet employed about. I am obliged to you for your compliment on them; I think myself they are tolerable, considering I have the argument so point blank against me, and that I am obliged so carefully to avoid the merits: if I had to write on the other side, I flatter myself I could shine. You think these performances will answer the country best; but I do not find they do either for town or country; and I believe I shall stop: for the people of this state are good politicians, and can see through them; and then they have always entertained a jealousy of the conduct and views of our party, so much so, that unless we had been very dexterous at elections, we would never have gained any ground.
The Quakers were our main support hitherto, but now they have found us out, they have mostly left us; and if we do not carry our present plan, through, my lord, we shall be knocked up in this state.
The scheme of taxing the newspapers in your state has been of infinite service to you on this occasion as it curtailed a great number of them, and thereby cut off the means of intelligence. We would have had this done here long since, but they are too cunning, they would have made a sad rumpus about it. However, we must lay a heavy tax on every newspaper on the continent, and license those which are published; and every political essay must be examined before its publication, otherwise you may depend upon it, my lord, all our motions would be scrutinized, and we should not be able to make an additional office, or give a copper of money to a friend, but the public would be informed of it. Another thing, no newspapers must be allowed to go from state to state.
The manœuvre of Mr. —, in setting the people of your state by the ears, was excellent; it has turned out of more advantage to us than I could have conceived; indeed scarcely any thing but the dread of another Shays could have induced the tenth part of our convention to have agreed to our plan.
The Cincinnati have (except some individuals) stuck to us like wax, you will find them the promoters of all our town or county meetings. But there will be more to support than we can well provide for; however, the army will hold the most of them. A great number of half-pay officers, here, at Carlisle, and other places, are very anxious until they get their commissions.
The public defaulters, who are numerous have been also very alert with us both in this, and in the other states; in the city of New-York they swarm, and buzz about surprisingly; their consciences are 50 per cent. lighter, since they find all old scores to be rubbed off by our plan. It was a necessary and most excellent device to clean our great men; and also, to take off, those in the federal convention, who (in this predicament) were in opposition to us*. Old Sawney the Jesuit, was completely gained over by it, and of course the hero of the people thought all must be square too.
We have with hard squeezing prevailed upon the old man to lend his name to an address of congratulation; to be sure, it was rather bold, to say so much of his own handy work; but we took advantage of the absence of a number of the western members and procured a vote of it, and persuaded the old rogue to sign, as we told him it would all go smooth now. You know he had published his speech to answer both sides, whether we should fail or not; and he wished much to avoid being explicit still.
The clamour we raised about the opposition to us being from interested motives and officers of government, is long since out of date, I find all over the continent. It was of much service to us as long as it lasted; but the people in the different states find very few of the officers of government but what are for it, will increase the number of officers tenfold: it was a skin-deep argument of our people, though amazingly useful. But it is now turned against us, for the thoughts of maintaining a standing army, and such a number of additional officers, the people think more of, than any other argument against us.
The magic of names assisted us most surprisingly, a long time too; but the people consider that, as a state argument now; they allow the general great merits as a soldier; but not as a statesman (to be sure we found this very true in convention.) In Virginia, P. Henry is now more popular by far than our Fabius, who is almost alone. Henry is very warm against us, and is backed by ninetenths of the people with all the leading characters almost.
That extract of a letter we published as from the general, has hurt him every where, very much; for the idea held out therein of compelling the states to receive our plan, the people could not bare.
I was happy to find our scheme so superficially investigated in your convention; it was very fortunate,
*Until we threw out this bait in the federal convention, the deputies from most of the smaller states were opposed to our plan; it was that alone brought the delinquent states of Georgia, Delaware, Connecticut, &c. into our views. for I am certain, my lord, if those states were made to pay up their arrears, and the public defaulters theirs also, the state of Pennsylvania need not to have laid any more federal taxes this two years.
my lord, for the little they have discovered in it has almost ruined us. In the Delaware convention, none were capable of developing it except our friends; and in the Connecticut, Jersey, and Georgia conventions, we were as fortunate.
As to what you say about the extra powers which you think I was over straining for, and rather rash in taking, that of controlling and commanding the militia was absolutely necessary, as it will be necessary to have the militia at our service; and then it would be fatal to our views to leave arms in the hands of such militia as ours, under the control of the state legislatures or corporations. The power to regulate elections you know was thrown out several times, but I slipt in privately towards the last; to be sure we could have made our sway perpetual without it, but not constitutionally so. And as to declarations in favor of liberty of conscience, which you say ought to have been made; we could in that case never have had an established church, which they have in almost every country but this; and nothing assists government more in keeping the people under. It is high time, my lord, to get rid of such a mongrel breed of impostures and sectaries from the real church.
You have played a good game with the Province of Man; a new state they want, do they? A new country they mean! Thank God, I hope we shall have done with making new states, and state governments, and all such things. I think the people have had the government in their hands long enough. I hope we shall be a free state soon.
The post-office I shall attend to, and the arms which in my last I mentioned were collecting, I have employed a number of gun-smiths to repair, after which they will be stored: but I hope our ambassador has made a contract for a sufficient number.
As to Martin, he has refused the offer you made him; but we are all employed in endeavouring to blacken his character, which we find very difficult, my lord; he has it so established; and he seems to treat us all with contempt as he carries the people along with him. He has been of infinite damage to us; we tried to confine his publications to his state, but the printers of this city, out generalised us; and from here they have attempted to send them to New-York, but we intercepted all.
Among other things, he has let out our resolve in convention, not to frame a federal but a national government; and you know, I not expecting our secrets to be thus divulged, conceded that a national or consolidated government would be a despotism on such an extensive continent as ours; they have made a great advantage of this.
There are a number of our partizans that are of more hurt to us than good, though they intend well. One of them (to be sure, is a faithful drudge, and can talk of nothing else but our scheme;) we put him in our convention, supposing he would have been of much service to us; but, my lord, he turned out a perfect idiot; for after I had allowed that a dissolution of the state governments must be followed by an arbitrary government, this quack politician declared that he saw and rejoiced at it; and his canting eulogiums on the divine origin of our scheme was rather of damage to it; as there is no trait in it that favors of divinity, but just the reverse; the plainest man may see, that the slave trade is protected, that a Pagan deist, or any other gentleman, can
hold any offices under it: and that there is not the least security for the Christian religion in it. This man has been of some service to us, by sowing dissensions among the Presbyterians, whose garb he wore for that purpose many years. He is most useful to us as a runner: what the others say of him is very true he is really a political moscheto, mere froth; but he is industrious in writing to the country parsons, &c. I suppose we will have to give him an office (I know he expects a fat one;) I wish he may be remembered. I thank you for the care you have taken to reserve the office of attorney general for me; you must make up in salary for what I lose by not getting the chief justiceship.
Among a whole troop of others, who expect our favours, there is a glaring, little, crank, crabbit fellow, famous for making ballads and riddles. His new roof, upon the whole, rather incensed the people; for, although he allowed their rights were at the mercy of government, he ridiculed them; and the notion of turning their rights into scantling they did not like. We have supported this little wretch many years in a sinecure. He is an active man on the committee, I wish you may also remember him among the list of others I sent you.
All our strength lies in the city, almost, and since the assembly have met we hold our heads very high, I have instructed our runners to act their part; for though (as you say) matters look blue, yet we gain much by feming in spirits, and making all look well. The country is almost altogether against us, but we have a number of choice spirits in both branches of government, who are so entirely at our service, that I do believe if we wished them to wear bag wigs, and turn mountebanks, they would obey us. The knife and fork, my lord, are admirable kings, especially when crowned with a few bottles of Maderia: they actually turn the heads of some country members, and make them as supple to us as possible. But at the same time, my lord, I confess there is a majority of both bodies who think for themselves; these coarse country animals seem to consider themselves to be on a footing with us, and it impossible to civilize them. I allow there are many among them, had they been brought up in the city instead of the woods, might have shone; but I detest the idea of a countryman setting up for any thing (though we have to cojole them yet) if we do but succeed in getting the wheels running we should prevent such things in future.
The press is still open against us, and we find it impossible to silence it: we exerted our selves, knocked up one paper; but nothing will do. We conducted ourselves according to the plans laid down in the convention last summer; in the first place you know, we endeavored to overawe and intimate all writing and printing; this failing we then had recourse to the 2d plan, which you know was to take no notice of any of the publications, and endeavor to divert the attention of the people from them: we persevered in this along time, but found the writers still persevered, and that they were opening the eyes of the people, we then commenced with our writing committee, and endeavoured to turn all argument into ridicule; but this failing, I know not what we shall do; for the least stir would bring down the country on us.
Bobby is still in Virginia with his private secretary, using his influence and assisting, but it is all in vain, it

is against the current there; they are following George up, and keeping him to the charge. Lawfuls, losses and crosses are heaping themselves on Bobby, but the office of financier will make all square again; my lord, he is very fond of handling the dollars.
I shall do myself the honor to write you again shortly; in the mean time believe me to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient, And very humble servant, JAMES DE CALIDONIA.
P.S. This is Tuesday morning; Centinel's 16th number has come out this morning; he has discovered one of the 20 places, which you thought could never be found out; it is one of the most hidden and choice places, concerning the public defaulters and delinquent states, and he is making a great splash about it; I am afraid it will ruin us.
Philadelphia, February 25, 1788.
[The following are the Leaves mentioned in our Paper of the third Inst. under the Debates of the 17th of February.]
THIS INDENTURE made the 30th day of November, in the year of our Lord 1787, between the Chiefs and Sachems of the Six Nations of Indians, of the one part, and John Livingston, Caleb Benton, Peter Ryckman, John Stevenson, and Ezekiel Gilbert, for themselves and their associates, of the county of Columbia, and state of New-York, Esquires, of the other part, witnesseth, that the said Chiefs or Sachems of the Six Nations, for, and in consideration of the yearly rent and covenants herein after referred, mentioned & contained, which, on the part and behalf of the said John Livingston, Caleb Benton, Peter Ryckman, John Stevenson, and Ezekiel Gilbert, and their associates, their executors, administrators, and assigns, are or ought to be paid, kept, done or performed, hath demised, granted, and to farm let, and by these presents doth demise, set and to farm let unto the said John Livingston, Caleb Benton, Peter Ryckman, John Stevenson, and Ezekiel Gilbert, and their associates, their executors, administrators and assigns, all that certain tract or parcel of land, commonly called and known by the name of the Lands of the Six Nations of Indians, situate, lying and being in the state of New-York, and now in the actual possession of the said Chiefs or Sachems of the Six Nations, beginning at a place commonly called and known by the name of Canada Creek, about seven miles west of Fort Stanwix, now Fort Schuyler, thence north-easterly to the line of the province of Quebec, thence along the said line to the Pennsylvania line, thence east on the said line, or Pennsylvania line, to the line of Property, so called, by the state of New-York, thence along the said line of property to Canada Creek aforesaid together with all and singular the houses, barns, out-houses, closes, grounds, lands, meadows, pastures, feedings, commons, profits, ways and paths, passages, water, water-courses, mines, minerals, easements, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said messuages or tract of land belonging or in any wise appertaining (excepting and always reserving out of this present demise and grant unto the Chiefs or Sachems, and their heirs, any tract or piece of land they chose to reserve for themselves and their heirs; but if they the said Chiefs or Sachems of the Six Nations are minded at any time to leave the lands, then and in that case it shall revert to the said John Livingston, Caleb Benton, Peter Ryckman, John Stevenson, and Ezekiel Gilbert, and their associates, and their heirs, during the term of this lease to have and to hold the said messuages and tract of land, and all and singular the said premises hereby demised with the appurtenances (except as before excepted) unto the said John Livingston, Caleb Benton, Peter Ryckman, John Stevenson, and Ezekiel Gilbert, and their associates, their executors, administrators, and assigns, from the first day above written for and during the term of nine hundred and ninety nine years thence next ensuing, and fully to be compleat, and ended, yielding and paying therefor, yearly and every year, during the said term hereby granted, unto the said Chiefs or Sachems of the Six Nations, their heirs, executors, and administrators, the yearly rent or sum of two thousand Spanish milled dollars, in and upon the fourth day of July: And also, that the said John Livingston, Caleb Benton, Peter Ryckman, John Stevenson, Ezekiel Gilbert, and their associates, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, paying the yearly rent of two thousand Spanish milled dollars, and performing all and singular the said covenants and agreements herein before mentioned, which on their behalf are or ought to be paid, done or performed, shall and may from time to time, and at all times during the said term hereby granted, peaceably and quietly enter into, have, hold, use, occupy, possess, and enjoy all and singular the said premises hereby granted and demised, with the appurtenances, (except as before excepted) without any let, trouble, hindrance, molestation, interruption or denial of them, the said Chiefs or Sachems of the Six Nations, their heirs, executors or administrators, and of any person or persons whatsoever claiming or to claim under them, or any of them, or by, or through them, or any of their acts, means, or procurements. In witness whereof, the parties to these presents, have set their hands and seals, the day and year first above written.
[Signed by 47 Indians.]
Sealed and delivered in the presence of, &c. (Witnesses Names.)
THIS INDENTURE, made the 8th day of January in the year of our Lord 1788, between the Sachems, chiefs and warriors, of the Oneida nations of Indians, of the first part, and John Livingston, Caleb Benton and Ezekiel Gilbert, of the county of Columbia, and state of New-York, Esqrs. and their associates of the second part, witnesseth, that the parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the yearly rent and covenants herein and after referred, mentioned and contained,
which on the part and behalf of the parties of the second part, their executors, administrators, and assigns, are or ought to be paid and performed, have demised, granted, and to farm let, and by these presents do demise, grant, and do farm let unto the said party of the second part, their executors, administrators and assigns, all that certain tract of land, commonly called and known by the territory of the Oneida Indians, beginning at the confluence of Canada & wood creeks, running thence southerly on the line known by the line of property to the source of the Unadilla branch of the Susquehannah river, descending the same branch to the north-east corner of the purchase lately made by the state of N. York, thence due west to the north-west corner of the same purchase on the Chenango river; thence descending the Chenango river to its junction with the Teyoghagoga river, thence ascending the said last mentioned river, to the influx of a certain stream, falling into the west side of the last mentioned river called Ononogarese, thence ascending the said stream to its source, thence on a straight line to the source of a creek, called Raghontogto, thence on a direct line, to a place called Ragahenhe on the outlet of the Oneida lake, thence on a direct course to a place called Atenghrayendon on lake Ontario, thence on a direct line eastwardly, to a place called Teyowisodon, thence on a direct line to the Little Falls, on the Mohawk river, thence on a direct course to the place of beginning, excepting out of the above granted and demised premises, the land following, to wit, a piece six miles square on the Oneida creek, heretofore granted to the Stockbridge Indians, also, a certain other piece two miles wide on the line of property, and by computation five miles in length, granted to other New-England Indians, also, a certain other piece two miles square on the said line of property heretofore granted to James Deane, also, one other piece one mile square adjoining said Deane, granted to Col. Wimple, also, one other piece, one mile square adjoining said Deane, granted to George W. Kirkland, and John T. Kirkland, also, thirty-seven square miles adjoining said Deane, and lying on said line of property, granted to Jedediah Phelps, also four other square miles on Canada Creek, granted to Archibald Armstrong; also, excepting and reserving to the parties of the first part, their heirs and successors, for their sole use and behoof, the right of fishing in the creek which enters into the east end of Oneida Lake, called the Fish Creek, from one extremity thereof to the other, together with the lands along on each side of the same creek, to the extent of one mile in width, except the lands at and about the mouth of the said creek, where the old royal block-house formerly stood, which said lands are hereby granted to the party of the second part, for the privilege of erecting and keeping a post or posts and store houses, whenever they may see fit, likewise reserving the sole right of taking fish, at and below the outlet of the said lake. Also, excepting and reserving to the parties of the first part, their heirs and successors, the tract of land following, to wit, beginning at the south west corner of lands, given to the New-England Indians; thence running on a straight course to the south-east corner of lands, given to the Stockbridge Indians, thence along the south line of the same, westerly, to the south west corner of the last mentioned land; thence westerly, continuing the same course so far, as that a line drawn northerly, on a direct course, and extending to the Oneida Lake, opposite the small Island called Teyoghaghighanetogou, will intersect the old Indian path to Raghontogto, where the same crosses the creek at the Windfalls; and after striking said Lake, thence easterly, along the south shore of the said Lake, to the mouth of Wood Creek, thence ascending the said Wood Creek, until it comes to a point, which shall be two miles on a direct course, distant from the line of property, aforesaid; thence southerly, on a line parallel to the said line of property, to the lands granted to Jedediah Phelps, and others; and thence following the westerly bounds on the same, until it meets the place of beginning. To have and to hold, all and singular the lands and premises hereby demised and granted, with all and singular the appurtenances (except what is before excepted) unto the said parties of the second part, their executors, administrators and assigns, from the first day of January instant, for and during the term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years, from thence next following, and fully to be compleat and ended, yielding, and paying therefor, yearly, for the space of ten years, on the first day of January in every year, the sum of one thousand silver dollars, and at the expiration of the said ten years, and on the first day of January, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred, and yielding and paying the sum of eleven hundred silver dollars, and on the first day of January, thence next ensuing, the sum of twelve hundred like dollars, and so on, increasing the aforesaid rent, at the rate of one hundred dollars per annum, until it shall amount to the sum of fifteen hundred dollars; and then yielding and paying the sum of fifteen hundred dollars aforesaid, on the first day of January, yearly, and every year, during the remainder of the term hereby granted, unto the parties aforesaid of the first part, their heirs and successors.
And the said parties of the second part, for themselves, their executors, administrators and assigns, do hereby covenant and grant, to and with the parties aforesaid of the first part, their heirs and successors, to yield and pay, in and upon the days and times of payment, the rent above reserved, in manner and form above-mentioned, and also the parties aforesaid, of the second part, do hereby covenant and agree to, and with the parties aforesaid, of the first part, that they, the parties of the second part, and their assigns, shall and will, whenever they shall erect posts and store houses at the places above mentioned and granted, where the old Royal Block House formerly stood, at the Inlet of the above mentioned Oneida Lake, present and give, the sum of one hundred dollars, unto the parties aforesaid, of the first part their heirs or successors, and further, that in case any mines or minerals shall, during the aforesaid term, be discovered, opened, or wrought, by the parties aforesaid, of the second part, within the premises hereby granted, their executors, administrators or assigns, that then, in such case, the parties aforesaid, of the first part, their heirs, or successors, shall be entitled to, and receive their share of the neat profits thereof.
And the parties aforesaid, of the first part, do hereby, for themselves, their heirs, successors, and every of them, absolutely covenant, grant and
agree, to and with the parties aforesaid, of the second part, their executors, administrators, and assigns, that they, the said parties of the first part, their heirs and successors, will not, at any time hereafter, during the term hereby granted, give, grant, be given, sell, lease, or convey, and part or parts, of the above granted lands, to any person, or persons, body politic, or corporate, upon any terms or conditions whatsoever; and further that they, the parties of the first part, their heirs and successors, shall and will make and execute any further writings and assurances to the parties aforesaid of the second part, their executors, administrators, or assigns, which may at any time hereafter be necessary, or required, for the better securing, assuring the parties of the second part, or their assigns, in the peaceable, uninterrupted, and quiet enjoyment of the lands and premises aforesaid, with all the singular appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining.
In testimony whereof, the parties of these presents, have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals, the day and year first above written.
[Signed by a number of Indian Chiefs.]
American Occurrences.
NEW LONDON, February 29. ON Sunday the 4th inst. holy orders were administered in T. Jam's Church, in this city, by the Right Reverend the Bishop of Connecticut; when Mr. Edward Blakelee, was admitted Deacon, and Mr. Reuben Ives, Mr. Tiltonson Bunson, and Mr. Chauncey Pundie, were promoted to the holy order of priesthood.
Last Wednesday evening a barn improved by M. Blakely; Terry-man, on Groton bank, was consumed by fire. It is said to have been occasioned by sparks from a neighbouring chimney.
PHILADELPHIA Feb. 21. A correspondent observes, that the minority in the convention of Connecticut is very great, considering the circumstances attending this business in that state. In the first place, before the people could possibly have time scarcely to read the new constitution, they were compelled to sign to their perfect approbation of it, or be posed in a black-list- and to prevent their obtaining any light upon this all important subject, all their newspapers were stuffed; nothing but sophistical, abusive and fallacious performances in favor of it, could be published. The election of the convention was precipitated, and care taken to get the tools of the well born into that body; the convention sat but a few days, to prevent discussion; and from a paragraph in one of their newspapers, it appears, that they precipitated the grand question, dreading the operation of some pamphlets said to be introduced into that state by the honorable Samuel Adams. It is to be observed that the manners of these good people are very plain; they have no constitution, but are entirely governed by their usages-they are as perfectly ignorant of the science of government as is possible; they have been told by their leaders it is an excellent form of government, given from heaven, and they have believed it; but when they find they have been deceived, that it is a deep conspiracy (and we are told the opposition encreases daily) they will be the foremost in standing forth in defence of their liberties.
ELIZABETH-TOWN, March 5. A Company of men, in the state of New-York, have in violation of the constitution, and to evade the existing laws, taking a lease of the Mohawk-Indians, for nine hundred and ninety nine years, for 12,000,000 acres of land, at the annual rent of 1950l. The matter has been canvassed before the legislature, who have deemed the procedure illegal, and the lessees not entitled to any emolument accruing from it. They consider it into all intents and purposes, a purchase, which their laws forbid.
New-York, March 10.
SATURDAY arrived, in this port, the Schooner Betsy, Brand, from Norfolk in Virginia. The request of a DAILY READER, to insert a paragraph respecting the alarming delinquency of the post officers, from a Boston paper, is received, and would have been attended to this day, had it not been anticipated by the Editor so long ago as Monday the 25th ultimo, in the Register of which day it was inserted under the New-York head. Since that date the Editor has received nine letters and notes from printers in the several states, informing of their not receiving the Register, and requesting that the Editor would, in future, find some other mode than the post-office, for conveyance, expressing a desire, that the other Printers might also alter their channel of conveyance if possible. The Editor receives the highest satisfaction in being authorised, by the proprietors of the Stages both from the SOUTHARD and EASTWARD, to MAKE KNOWN, that they will, in future, carry all papers for PRINTERS and SUBSCRIBERS, as well as all LETTERS, GRATIS; from which circumstance it is to be hoped, that a channel of FREE COMMUNICATION of intelligence from state to state, will be again opened through the medium of the patriotism of the Eastern and Southern STAGE PROPRIETORS, who, when they formerly carried the MAILS, never GRUMBLED at rendering so essential a service to the community gratis.
On Thursday the 28th ult. at Boston, departed this life, in the 69th year of his age, His Honor THOMAS CUSHING, Esq. L. L. D. and A. S. S. There are very few men in the United States who have sustained so many public offices with reputation, as this gentleman. While very young the town of Boston delegated him as their representative to the General Court, and was afterwards chosen their Speaker. Of the two first Continental Congresses he was a judicious and active member. Soon after he was chosen a member of the Council; then was appointed Judge of the Courts of Common Pleas and of Probates in the county of Suffolk, which stations he held until the adoption of the present constitution, when he was called to the office of Lieutenant Governor, in which he continued until his death.
Saturday, Feb. 23d. Arrived, Schooner I W Brothers, Griffith, from St. Eustatia, in 15 days to Tarpaullin-Cove, and 22 days here.
Blown off this coast, Sloop —, Redfield, belonging to Guilford, 70 days out, and arrived at St. Eustatia about the first February.
Sunday, 24th. Arrived, Sloop ally, Nott, from Aux-Cayes, belonging to Wethersfield; spoke the Sloop Nancy, Benion, from St. Eustatia, off Fisher's-Island, bound into the river.
THEATRE.
By the OLD AMERICAN COMPANY, This Evening, Being the TENTH of MARCH,
Will be presented, A COMEDY,
Calld She Stoops to Conquer; OR THE
Mistakes of a Night.
To which will be added A Comic Opera, or Persian Tale, In three ACTS,
Calld, Selima and Azor, OR THE
Power of Enchantment.
The Music compiled from the Italian, German, French, and English Operas of that Name. With New Scenery, Machinery, &c.
With an Overture, and Accompaniments.
The whole will conclude with The Soldier tired of War's Alarms, From ARTAXERXES, By Mrs. HENRY. BOX 8s.—PIT 6s.—GALLERY 4s.
The AMERICAN MAGAZINE,
For February, 1788. Price TWO SHILLINGS.
CONTENTS.
A Bridgement of the Education---Mode of its laws of nature in examined, French and English. The central, Vindication of the preference women are supposed to have for men of inferior talents. Medical questions. Government---Mr. Jefferson's arguments in favor of an unalterable constitution, considered, Letter III, to Dr. Stiles, describing the remains of fortifications at Mulk-ingum; with remarks on the Indian barrows, and the striking analogy between certain customs of the Indians and ancient Britons. Continuation of Smith's history of Virginia. Letter III, from Belzebub the force of habit, or the regularity of the city Philadelphia vindicated in opposition to a common place opinion, Peter Pickpenny's art of pushing into business, Curious extracts from ancient records, Anecdote, Dr. Mitchell's account of the insect which destroys the wheat, Letter from Juvenis, Narrative of the escape of the Countess Valois de la Motte from the Bastille, A Hibernian's request, Law questions.
POETRY.
On the departure of a young gentleman who failed for England sometime since, Lines written by a youth, on the death of Mr. Marriage, S---of Sharon, Deaths. The decline of wit, On the recovery of a child only from the small pox, Intelligence, Deaths.
New-York. Printed by Samuel Loudon, And Sold by Messrs. S. and R. Campbell, Mr. S. Loudon, Messrs. Berry and Rogers, Mr. T. Allen, Mr. R. Hodge, Mr. T. Greenleaf, Mr. F. Childs, Mr. J. Reid.---Mr. J. Hastings, at Boston.---Messrs. Hudson and Goodwin, at Hartford.---Mr. J. Beers, at New-Haven.---Mr. A. Stoddard, at Hudson.---Messrs. W. Falconer and Co. at Albany.---Messrs. Young and McCulloch, at Philadelphia, Mrs. A. Timothy, at Charleston. New-York, March 3, 1788. 33
Government Securities.
CASH, and a generous price, will be given for such as are generally called FINAL SETTLEMENTS, LOAN-OFFICE, those signed 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 e.d.
TO BE SOLD,
At PRIVATE SALE,
A LOT of LAND, SITUATE on City Island, Westchester county, about 20 miles up the East River from New-York.
The above Lot contains eight acres of land, and is well situated for a garden spot, for the supply of this city with vegetables, or tavern for the watermen.
On this lot is a small tenement, with one chimney only, and a never failing spring of fresh water. The excellence of this spot is too universally known, to require any particular description.
It was formerly the property of Mr. Gilead Hunt, who, by a deed of gift, conveyed it to Mrs. JEMIMA PELL (widow of the late Joseph Pell, of the Manor of Pelham) by whom a good title will be given. Enquire at No. 25, Water-Street. New-York, March 5, 1788. 34

POET'S CORNER.
MR. GREENLEAF, If the following should be deemed worthy a place in your Daily Patriotic Register, your inserting it will much oblige A CUSTOMER.
A SOLOQUY from the Italian. COULD he whom my dissembled rigour grieves But know what torment to my soul it gives, He'd find how fondly I return his flame, And want myself the pity he wou'd claim. Immortal Gods! why has your doom decreed, Two wounded hearts with equal pangs should bleed? Since that great law, which your tribunal guides, Has join'd in love whom destiny divides; Repeat ye Pow'rs! the injuries you cause, Or change our nature, or reform our laws. Unhappy partner of my killing pain, Think what I feel the moment you complain. When from your eyes the falling drops distill, My vital blood in every tear you spill: And all those mournful agonies I hear, Are but the echoes of my own despair.
A N E C D O T E.
A CERTAIN Clergyman, not much famed for his oratorial powers, was often so dull, languid and tedious in his discourses, that many of his hearers fell into the arms of Morpheus, while divine service was performing. A wag one day entered the church, having his pockets filled with green apples, and seeing many of the church nod- ding, he levelled an apple at the head of each of them. The priest seeing this, and the confusion it occasioned, began severely to reprimand the fel- low—but he exclaimed, do you, sir, continue preaching, and I will keep the dogs awake.
Affix 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 10 11h. 32m. Morn.
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 Hackinback, and extends from the ri- ver up the road towards Paramus, being intersected by the road leading to the New-Brigde: on the loc. 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 twen- ty-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 quan- tity of alhes, 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, com- manding trade 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 enclo- sed 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 first 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 fame.
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.
I. Greenwood, SURGEON DENTIST, No. 199, Water-street, opposite the Coffee-house. Performs all Operations incident to the TEETH and GUMS, Transplants Natural, and Substitutes ARTIFICIAL TEETH. And attends abroad upon sending Directions.
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.
A YOUNG married woman with a good breast of milk, would be glad to take child to nurse.—Enquire at No. 30 Little- George-street. 29 c.d. 10 t
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 these United States.
By one of the J U D G E S.
The whole alphabetically digested under the se- veral 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
BOOKS,
Consisting of
HISTORY. Surgery, Divinity, Agriculture, Law, Nautical Books, Philosophy, Dictionaries, Mathematics, Architecture, Biography, Novels, Geography, Miscellanies, Poetry, Plays, &c. &c. Physic,
A L S O,
A number of very valuable
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Among which are, Entick's latin Diction- aries, ELEGANT folio fa- mily bibles, with near 200 cuts in each, Davidson's Virgil and Horace, Burkit on the new testa- ment, Brown's self- interpreting bible, 2 vols, Duncan's Cicero, Kent's, Lucian, Clark's Cæsar, Homer, Nepos, Eu- tropius, Erasmus, an introduction, Cruden's concordance, Warden's system of di- vinity, Whitsby's com- mentary, Blair's Cæsar, Erskine's, Boston's, Willison's, Atterbu- ry's, &c. Sermons, Simpson's fluxions, and Euclid, Neilson's festivals, Cul- len's, Duncan's, and Hoffman's, practice o- phyic, Hammond's algebra Stone's Euclid, Van Swieten's, commata- ries, 18 vols. Boerha- ave's aphorisms, 6 vols, Smellie, and Hamil- ton's midwifery, Love's surveying, Guth- rie's and Salmon's ge- ographical grammars, Johnson's, Sheridan's, Ashes's, Dyke's, Bal- ley's, Scott's, Perry's, and Entick's dictiona- ries, Leake on the diseases of women, 2 vols. Quin- cey's medical lexicon, Fourcroy's, chemis- try, &c. Ainsworth's, Young's Cole's, and Bennet's christian orato- ry, Scott on elocution, elegant extracts in verse, do. in prose Lord Littleton's letters, Klopstock's Messiah, Hutton's mensuration, Hawney's mensurer.
Also an excellent Assortment of
STATIONARY.
Genuine Writing Paper of different sizes and prices, Ledgers, Journ- als, Waste, Letter, and Blank Books of all sizes, Receipt Books, Bonnet and Wrapping Paper, Seal- ing-Wax, Wafers, Quills, Slates, Lead and slate Pencils, Pen- knives, elegant Shoe- Buckles, Message Cards, &c. &c.
Commissions from the country are thank- fully received, and carefully executed. 51
AT THE TANNERY,
Near the Fresh-Water Pond,
MAY be had of the subscriber, a quantity of excellent SOLE and UPPER- LEATHER, tanned in the English mode, equal to any manufactured in America. He proposes for country dealers, to supply on terms that will enable them to make large profits;—for city consumption, such as will establish the Shoe Manu- factories, and procure them a run of custom— for ships use, as good in quality, as that imported from England, and at a much less price.
Cash, Bark, raw Hides or Calve Skins taken in exchange. ISAAC COULTHARD.
N. B. A Currier, Master of his Business is wanted immediately—Apply as above. 40 c.d.
Masters & Owners of Vessels
Are hereby informed,
THAT they may be supplied with cables, large or small, of any length, and cord- age of all sizes, made of Peterburg hemp, first quality, at Ivers's Rope-walk, at the head of Mul- berry-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, house lines, and marline, &c. &c. by H. IVERS, Ropemaker.
N. B. The above articles, whether in large or small quantities, will be delivered to any part of the city without expence of cartage to the buyer. New-York, Dec. 7, 1787. 58 c.d.
State of New-York, Court of Admiralty. Charles March, Timothy Penny, Abraham P. Mendes, John Thomson, Gad Wells, and others, Libellants.
vs. 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 McCor- mick 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, Sa- muel Bells, and Peter Noyes, junior, as passengers, and Malcom Taylor, and Henry Harris, as mari- ners 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 is- land of Jamaica to New-London, in Connecticut, on or about the first day of August, in the year 1784, in the latitude of 23 degrees and 30 minutes north or there abouts, they discovered, and went to a vel- sel 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 Burke, and John Donnan, of the said city, merchants: And whereas it appears by return of sales of Anthony L. Bleeker, that the said merchan- dize so saved and brought to the port of New-York, consisted of the following articles, viz. Six hogh- heads 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 spi- rits, 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 cot- ton 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 where- of, if any had been, could not be discovered, a quan- tity of logwood, and five hundred and fifty-one feet of mahogany. And whereas, by an advertisement formerly published in one of the news papers print- ed 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, Swiney 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 be- half of Hyem Cohen, of the island of Jamaica, has filed a claim in the said court, to the monies which have arisen from the sale of the said cotton wool, or part thereof, after the payment of sal- vage: 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 deposition of Wil- iam 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 defected vessel out of which the said goods were saved, were gene- rally supposed by themselves and others then pre- sent, to have been a brigantine; and it further ap- pears by the said deposition, and the deposition of Swiney Wilson, which deposition were severally taken in open court, that the said defected vessel was a stout 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 mer- chandise, 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 mo- nition 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
TO BE SOLD, At PRIVATE SALE, a Pleasant situated
F A R M,
BETWEEN Rack Pond and Fresh Creek, adjoining the sea, at Shrewsbury, in Monmouth county, in the state of N. Jersey, con- taining one hundred and fifty acres. The payment will be made easy to the purchaser, and a good title will be given. For further particulars enquire of PETER OGILVIE, at No. 6, Crown-street. New-York, Feb. 13, 1788. 17
The New Line of STAGES.
THE Proprietors of the New Line of STAGES, finding many inconven- iencies 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 propor- tion to their exertions and attention to their business.
From the date hereof the fare will be from Pow- les-Hook to Philadelphia, and from Philadelphia to Powles-Hook, three Spanish milled dollars, and all way passengers four pence per mile, 150lb. of bag- gage to be the same as a passenger; Printers papers and letters will be conveyed gratis; convenient port- manteaus are provided for that purpose.
The Stages leave Powles-Hook at 3 o'clock, P. M. every day for Philadelphia, except Saturday.
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N. B. Papers, Letters, &c. to be sent to Chris- topher Beekman's, Cortlandt Street, where the Stage Office is kept. 29 c.d. February 19, 1788.
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 Tal- mage Hall, No. 49, Cortlandt-street (commonly known by the Boffon, Albany, and Philadelphia General stage-office) and has agreed with the pro- prietors of the Albany and Boston 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 en- tertainment; and accommodates 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.
FOR SALE, At the STORE of Mr. Barnt Deklyn, No. 39, Maiden-Lane, near the FLY-MARKET, the following G O O D S, Which will be SOLD at the most reduced Prices, to wit.
A VARIETY of Mantuas and other Gown Silks, Sarcenets, Peelongs, and Modes, Chintzes, Printed Linens, and Cottons, Fancy Shawls and Handkerchiefs, Jeans, Jeanetts, and India Dimities, A quantity of Linen and Cotton Checks, Spotted and plain Vel- verets, A variety of Gloves and Fans, Linens, Sheetings, and Oznabrigs, Marseilles Quilting, Fancy Jacket Patterns, A variety of Plumes and Ribbands, Fancy Shoe Buckes and Buttons.
With a Variety of other Articles, Which he is determined to SELL low, for Jersey (upon the face of the Bill) New-York , or Penn- sylvania PAPER MONEY.
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—e.d.
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