The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-01-29 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 23, of VOL. XLII.]
TUESDAY, January 29, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2203.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENS'D REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST—E'EN KINGS THEMSELVES, OR RULERS OF THE FREE Thompson's Liberty.
NEW-YORK: Printed and Published by THOMAS GREENLEAF, at the PRINTING-OFFICE, No. 25, WATER-STREET.
To the SUBSCRIBERS of the New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, AND THE
RESPECTABLE PUBLIC. THE Proprietor and Editor of the above-mentioned JOURNAL, hereunto subscribed, prompted by the solicitation of a respectable number of his present subscribers—and by means of the generous patronage of a few valued friends, and the public, for which he requests their acceptance of unfeigned thanks—begs leave to communicate to them his intention of printing and publishing a DAILY PAPER, under the title of—THE NEW-YORK JOURNAL, and DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER.
By this publication it is not intended, that the idea of the WEEKLY REGISTER shall be extinct, therefore, the present subscribers, in general, will please to take particular notice, that the THURSDAY's paper will contain just such kind of matter as usual, in which the choicest pieces, and the fewest advertisements, will be inserted—and, that their papers, will of consequence be delivered or sent on, as heretofore, until they severally pay off their arrearages, and stop it, or order their respective names entered upon this new subscription paper.—The Thursday's paper, alone, will be TWO DOLLARS per annum, as usual.
The particular inducements to this arduous task need not all be enumerated—The present is a most important CRISIS of the national affairs of this country, must be evident even to the least thoughtful, but more especially so to those who nobly conceive—that the dearly purchased freedom and independence of America is a sacred deposit, to be nurtured, supported, and transmitted, unimpaired, by the present possessors, to millions yet unborn. To this end it is necessary, that the body of the people (who must ever, in free countries, be supposed the supporters of freedom) be well informed of the nature of any government that may be proposed for their adoption; therefore, free discussions on that momentous topic, as well as interesting intelligence from the several quarters of the world, are necessary to be universally disseminated.
By printing only one paper per week, as heretofore, one half of the essays communicated, and all that might be copied from other papers, were, in general, unavoidably neglected: in a Daily paper there will be room for all that may be worthy insertion. In this paper, FREE and IMPARTIAL discussion, that is, decent and well written ESSAYS, on either side of any important public topic, SHALL FIND FREE ACCESS.
As the principal support of a Daily paper is derived from Advertisements, Gentlemen in the mercantile line, and all others who occasionally Advertise, are earnestly requested to prefer this new undertaking, which favor shall be gratefully acknowledged by the strictest attention being paid to correctness and propriety. Advertisements shall be inserted as reasonably as by any printer in the city.
The great expence with which a Daily paper will be attended, at first, is too well known to require any apology for the REQUISITION, on subscribing, expressed in the Conditions, or for the warmth of the solicitations, for the continuation of PUBLIC PATRONAGE, with which the following PROPOSALS are introduced by the public's greatly obliged,
And very humbly Servant, THOMAS GREENLEAF.
New-York, November 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, varied, and interesting, is greatly to be desired, and every man of science may have it in his power to contribute some observations which may be useful, the subscriber will feel himself particularly obliged to any gentleman who will be so kind as to furnish him with answers to all, or any of the annexed enquiries, viz.
 1. The boundaries and extent of the several states, and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal places.  2. Descriptions of the rivers, their sources, courses, lengths, how far navigable, how high does the tide rise—and what fish do they produce. A description of mountains, lakes, harbours, capes, and bays.  3. General face of the country, an account of its animal, mineral, and vegetable productions, or its natural history. What are the evidences to support the opinion that the flat country in the southern and middle states was formerly occupied by the waters of the ocean, and that the land below the hills and mountains has been made since the flood.  4. Natural and artificial curiosities; caverns, cataracts, &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 diets.  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, Esquires, Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Aullin, 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 of, 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 fold (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 lighting 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;—bops, 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 herbs 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 e.d.
To the Afflicted with WORMS.
LATELY received from the western country, and may be had at No. 21, Beekman-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. N.York, Sept. 13, 1787. 32—c.d.
WHEREAS Nicholas Bayard, Esq. of the city of New-York, by his certain indenture of lease, under his hand and seal, duly executed, bearing date the sixteenth day of September, in the ninth year of the independence of the United States of America, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, for the consideration therein mentioned, did demise and to farm let unto John Calling, all those three LOTS OF GROUND, No. 279, 280, and 281, situate in the outward, at the corner of Moll street, and Bayard-street, to have and to hold the said three Lots unto the said John Calling, for and during and until the end and term of twenty-one years from thence next ensuing: and whereas the said John Calling had erected on said three Lots of Ground a dwelling house; and whereas the said John Calling, on the twenty-eighth day of February, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, by indenture of mortgage, did convey unto John Egberts, of the city of New-York, house, carpenter, all the before mentioned Lots, No. 279, 280, and 281, with the buildings thereon erected, to hold for and during the residue and remainder of the said term of twenty-one years then to come and unexpired, to secure the payment of fifty pounds, with the lawful interest:—NOTICE is hereby given, that in pursuance of an act of the governor, council, and general assembly of the late colony of New-York, passed the nineteenth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registering of mortgages, and for securing the purchase of mortgaged estates,"—the residue and remainder of the term of years yet to come, and unexpired, of, and in the said three Lots of Ground, with the buildings thereon erected, will be SOLD at PUBLIC VENDUE, to the highest bidder, on the premises, on the twenty-fifth day of February next.—The sale to begin at twelve o'clock. The condition of sale will be made known at the time of the vendue, and a deed executed to the purchaser or purchasers, subject to the proviso, in the said act in favor of other mortgages, judgments at law, and decrees in equity, prior to the said sale.
JOHN EGBERTS.
New-York, August 23, 1787. 1. th. 6m.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to THOMAS WHITE of the city of New-York, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the said Thomas White, or to his assignee, the estate of the said Thomas White, their accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons having claims against the said Thomas White, previous to his discharge, under the act of insolvency, are required immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to Thomas White, or to
JOHN LOVETT, Assignee.
New-York, October 16, 1787. 37—1. th. 9m.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to JAMES MYER of the city of New-York, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the said James Myer, or to his assignee, the estate of the said James Myer, their accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons having claims against the said James Myer, previous to his discharge, under the act of insolvency, are required immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to the subscriber.
JOHN LOVETT, Assignee.
New-York, Oct. 16, 1787. 37—1. th. 9m.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to PETER BERRIAN, of the city of New-York, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the said Peter Berrian, or to his assignee, the estate of the said Peter Berrian, their accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons having claims against the said Peter Berrian, previous to his discharge, under the act of insolvency, are required immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to PETER BERRIAN, or to
JOHN LOVETT, Assignee.
New-York, October 16, 1787. 37—1. th. 9m.
Masters & Owners of Vessels
Are hereby informed,
THAT they may be supplied with cables, large or small of any length, and cordage of all sizes, made of Petersburg hemp, first quality, at Ivers's Rope-walk, at the head of Mulberry-street, the first left hand turn above the Tea-Water Pump, on such favorable terms as to merit the attention of any gentleman that will wish to lay out his money to the best advantage. Cables spliced, with the addition of any length required, white rope of every sort for city or country use, hambro lines, deep sea lines, band lead lines, log lines, houseline, 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 carriage to the buyer. New-York, Dec. 7, 1787. 58 e.d.
MARSHALL'S Porter and Oyster-House, Is now opened at the corner of
Canal and Greenwich-Street, opposite Power's Hook Ferry-House, at the North River—where every exertion will be put in force to render those who will favor him with their commands agreeable. New-York, Dec. 12, 1787. 6ge.d.

THE house met pursuant to adjournment. Mr. N. Smith, of Ulster County, appearing in the house was qualified and admitted to his seat.
The bill to prevent forcible entries and detainers, and The bill to regulate the repacking of beef and pork, were respectively read a third time and passed the house.
Mr. Dongan, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of Mary Elmendorph reported, that the prayer thereof ought to be granted.
Mr. Jones, agreeable to a law for that purpose, brought in several revised laws, which were read a first time and ordered a second reading.
On motion of Mr. Sands, the house went into a committee on the bill supplementary to the act for regulating the exportation of flour, &c. extending the said law to rye and buckwheat meal.
Mr. Low in the chair. After some time spent thereon, the committee rose and reported the progress.
A message was received from the senate by Mr. L'Hommedieu, and Mr. Hoffman, informing that the senate had passed the bill for preventing abuses and delays in actions of replevin: the bill for preventing and punishing champerty and maintenance: and the bill for the prevention and punishment of extortion.
On motion the house went into a committee on the bill to enable the supervisors to raise a certain sum of money for the purposes therein mentioned.
Mr. Strange in the chair. In proceeding in the bill, Mr. Dongan made a motion to have it so amended, as not to compel the supervisors to raise the money therein mentioned, but that it should remain optional.
Mr. Sylvester then rose and addressed the chair. Two questions presented themselves to the committee as to facts. 1. Whether Mr. Michau had been robbed, as set forth in his petition? 2. Whether he had not had sufficient time to have paid this money into the treasury before he was robbed? — As to these points it required investigation. But, upon presumption that the facts were as stated in his petition, the only question that could arise for the discussion of the committee, was, whether any, and what relief could be given him by the legislature?
This case he compared, in some measure, to that of a sheriff, who receives recompence by way of fees for his services. The sheriff according to law, is not relievable in cases of escapes of prisoners, but where the gaol takes fire, or is broken open by an enemy.
Suppose an inundation had swept away the house in which the Treasurer was: suppose an earthquake had swallowed it up, or that it had been consumed by fire, or in sending the money to New-York, the ferry boat had been sunk with it: Should the treasurer in either case be chargeable? These things it would be said were the act of God: but in what does this secondary cause differ, if the treasurer was no way delinquent.
Courts of law are generally supposed to be determined by, and to decide according to the rules of law. But it is the right of the legislature,
and they ought to be governed by principles of equity. The situation of public officers, he said, who were compellable to act, as the public have a right to the services of every citizen, was a hard one, particularly as the compensation which was made them, was no ways adequate to any risks, nor did he suppose it was intended to be so. If the allowance was more than adequate to the trouble, and proportionably to the risque, there would then be some reason to make him chargeable. In cases of a private nature, all that law and reason required was, that a man should take as much care of another man's money or thing trusted to him as he does of his own. If therefore the treasurer could make it appear that he had done his duty, he was of opinion that he ought to be relieved. If officers ever so diligent and faithful shall be answerable against all events and casualties that may happen it will be very difficult to get good officers, and more so, that they procure good security; who have been hitherto supposed to be only answerable for the honesty of the officers, and to indemnify the state against failures.
It was however, he said, a maxim in law, that an individual had better suffer, than that a general inconvenience should follow: but this was to be contrasted by the law not imposing impossibilities and absurdities. It was therefore in his opinion, better for the public to contribute to the relief of one of its officers, than that he should be ruined for an accident no way imputable to him.
Mr. Jones thought himself obliged to oppose the motion of Mr. Dongan; — he could never agree to any thing of that kind, let it appear in what shape it would. If it was to be left to the people, there was no necessity of passing a law to compel them to do as they pleased. He was of opinion that Mr. Michau should be relieved; and that the loss should be supported by the county; as the money could not be considered the property of the state, until it was received for in the treasury. With respect to leaving it to the people to raise the money, if they saw fit, he confessed he did not think it was fair: for, as they were interested in the decision, Mr. Michau's prospect for relief would be a very bad one. He dwelt a short time on the subject, and concluded with some observations, tending to explain the importance of the question: and the propriety of giving Mr. Michau the relief he had prayed for.
Mr. Benion said he had no doubt that the robbery had been committed. The only question was who should bear the loss? The treasurer, if the facts stated in the petition were true, ought certainly to be exonerated. It was therefore right that the bill should stand without alteration.
He was not however clear in his opinion, whether the state or the county should bear the loss? This was a question on which he wished the opinion of the committee.
Mr. Sylvester thought it would be a dangerous precedent, to declare, that the state should bear the loss; it would make the counties less attentive, and be productive of bad consequences. On putting this abstract question, it was determined that the state should not bear the loss.
It was Mr. Harrison's opinion that the treasurer should be relieved, and that it was very proper the county should bear the loss, inasmuch as it would tend to prevent robberies in future, independent of the consideration that the money was not the actual property of the state until it was received at the treasury. He
used some very good arguments to support his opinion: but it would be too lengthy for us to detail the whole of the debate on this occasion.
Mr. Dongan thought the people ought to be left at liberty to determine whether they would relieve Mr. Michau; and after having observed the extreme hardship of compelling the county of Richmond to pay twice the same tax; called for a division on his motion.
For the affirmative. — Messrs. Carman, Dangan, and Winant.
For the negative. — Messrs. Jones, Taulman, Niven, J. Smith, Dougherty, Wykoff, Sylvester, Gansevoort, Baker, Patterson, De Witt, Gilbert, Speaker, Frey, Van Ingen, Gordon, Powers, Webster, Savage, Bruyne, Bloom, Benion, Hedges, Osborn, Graham, Sands, Low, Verplank, Witner, Sickles, Younglove, Clinton, Thomson, Lewis, Harrison, Havens, N. Smith. 37.
The committee having gone through the bill, agreed to the same, and altered the title so as to read — "An act for the relief of Benjamin Michau, late treasurer of Richmond county," rose and reported the same, when it was ordered to be engrossed.
The house went into a committee on the bill to relieve cities and towns from such charges as may arise from bastard children, born within the same.
Mr. Havens in the chair. The committee having agreed to the bill, rose and reported the same, when it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow. Tuesday, January 22, 1788. The house met pursuant to adjournment.
The bill for apprehending and punishing rogues and vagabonds, and other idle and disorderly persons:
The bill for preventing and punishing forgery, and counterfeiting.
The bill concerning prisoners breaking prison.
The bill against such as shall levy any fine, suffer any recovery, acknowledge any recognizance, bill, or judgment, in the name or names of any other person or persons.
The bill to prevent stealing and avoiding records.
The bill declaring it to be felony in servants to embezzle their master's goods.
The bill to restrain all persons from marrying until their former wives and former husbands be dead;
And, the bill to prevent malicious maiming and wounding, were severally read a second time, and committed to a committee of the whole.
The order of the day was then read, when the house proceeded to the election of five delegates to represent this state in congress. On calling the roll, it appeared that Egbert Benion, Abraham Yates, junr. Leonard Gansevoort, Ezra L'Hommedieu, and Alexander Hamilton, Esquires, were nominated by a plurality of voices.
Then the senate attended in the assembly chamber to compare the lists of the nomination of both houses; and it appearing that the two houses were unanimous in the nomination of Mr. Yates, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. L'Hommedieu, and Mr. Benion; and that it was necessary to ballot for a fifth person, either Mr. Floyd, who had been nominated by the senate, or Mr. Gansevoort, who had been nominated by the assembly; they were accordingly ballotted for by both houses, when on collecting the votes, Mr. Gansevoort had 36, and Mr. Floyd 28. — Whereupon,
Abraham Yates, junr. Alexander Hamilton, Egbert Benion, Ezra L'Hommedieu, and Leonard Gansevoort, Esquires, were declared to be duly elected to represent this state in Congress till the first Monday in November next, and until ten days after the first subsequent meeting of the legislature thereafter; provided that the time they represent this state does not exceed one year from the time of their appointment.
On motion, the house went into a committee on the bill supplementary to the act to prevent the exportation of unmerchantable flour, &c. &c.
Mr. Low in the chair. After some time spent thereon, the committee rose and reported that they had agreed to the bill, when it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
A message was received from the senate by Mr. Hoffman, and Mr. Russel, informing that the senate had agreed to the bill for preventing and punishing perjury, and subornation of perjury. The bill for enabling grantees of reversions to take advantages of the conditions to be performed by leasees: the bill for compelling joint tenants and tenants in common to make partition: and for the more easy obtaining partition of lands in coparcenary, joint tenancy and tenancy in common; and the bill to regulate the culling of slaves and heading, without amendment.
A message was received from the senate, by General Schuyler, with a resolution of that hon. body, requesting the appointment of a committee of both houses, to devise a more equitable mode of taxation: and that in case of concurrence. Mr. L'Hommedieu, General Schuyler, Mr. Hoffman, and Mr. Hopkins, be the committee on the part of the senate. The said resolution having been read, was agreed to by the house, and the following gentlemen appointed a committee for that purpose:
For the city and county of New-York, Mr. Harrison: for the county of Albany, General Gordon: for the county of Suffolk, Mr. Havens; for the county of Queen's, Mr. Jones: for the county of King's, Mr. Doughty: for the county of Westchester, Mr. Gilbert: for the county of Ulster, Mr. Schoonmaker: for the county of Dutchess, Mr. Benion: for the county of Orange, Mr. Thomson; for the county of Columbia, Mr. Sylvester: for the county of Montgomery, Mr. James Livingston: for the county of Washington, Mr. Tearle: and for the county of Richmond, Mr. Winant.
The engrossed bill concerning amendments and je-fais was read a third time and passed the house.
The house went into a committee on the bill for the limitation of actions and suits at law.
Mr. Carman in the chair. After some time spent thereon, the committee rose and reported the progress.
The engrossed bill for the relief of Benjamin Michau, late Treasurer of Richmond county, was read a third time and passed the house.
The house adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow.
The public have received the debates, in convention, at Boston, in the order given by the Boston papers; in these debates it was noted, that many other gentlemen had spoken, the observations of some of whom are as follows.
MR. DENCH said, his objections to biennial elections were removed; but he wished to recur to the 4th section, and to inquire, whether that election was secured, as, by this section, Congress has power to regulate the time, place, and manner of holding it.
[A question now arose, whether the consideration of the 4th section, was in order, and much debate was had thereon; but the propriety, as expressed by a worthy member, of "elucidating scripture by

script" being generally admitted, the motion made by the Hon. Mr. Dana, passed, which put an end to the conversation.
The Hon. Mr. Bowdoin remarked on the idea suggested by the honorable gentleman from Scituate (Mr. Turner) who had said that nature pointed out the propriety of annual elections by its annual renewal, and observed, that if the revolution of the heavenly bodies is to be the principle to regulate elections, it was not fixed to any period; as in some of the systems it would be very short; and in the last discovered planet, it would be 80 of our years. Gentlemen, he said, who had gone before him in the debate, had clearly pointed out the alteration of the election of our federal representatives, from annual to biennial, to be judicious. Annual elections may be necessary in this state; but in the choice of representatives for the continent, it ought to be longer; nor did he see any danger in its being so. Who, he asked, are the men to be elected? Are they not to be among us? If they were to be a distinct body, then the doctrine of precaution which gentlemen use, would be necessary:—but, sir, they can make no laws, nor levy any taxes, but those to which they themselves must be subservient—they themselves must bear a part; therefore, our security is guaranteed, by their being thus subject to the laws, if nothing else.
General Heath said, he considered himself not as an inhabitant of Massachusetts, but as a citizen of the United States; and his idea and views were commensurate with the continent; they extended in length from the St. Croix, to the St. Maria, and in breadth from the Atlantic to the lake of the Woods. Having premised this, the worthy gentleman said, he should not have risen, had he not heard gentlemen speak so lightly of lengthening of elections. The opinion of all great writers on government was, that the liberties of the people have always been dependent on the duration of parliament; that that was the opinion of Montesquieu, and several other legislators; and, says he, the history of our country will show us in what respect frequent elections have been held. It was the wisdom of our ancestors that formed the measure of annual elections, and it is sanctified by age: Therefore, sir, before we alter it, we should carefully examine, that it be for the better. It is a novel idea, said the general, that the representatives ought to have time to learn their duty; he thought they always ought to have a general knowledge of the interest of their constituents. Having mentioned a circumstance, that the British parliament have frequent occasion, before they can determine some important points, to return home to their constituents, to obtain information; and as Congress are to have but one session in a year, and may want such an opportunity to gain information, he sat down, by observing, that he was in favour of biennial elections.
The Hon. Mr. Turner, in reply to the Hon. Mr. Bowdoin, said, he thought it an important consideration, whether the elections are to be for one or for two years; he was, he said, greatly in favour of annual elections, and he thought, in the present instance, it would be establishing a dangerous precedent to adopt a change: for, says he, the principle may so operate, as in time, our elections will be as seldom as the revolution of the star the honourable gentleman talks of.
Mr. Dawes, in answer to general Heath, said, that the passage quoted from Montesquieu, applied to single governments, and not to confederate ones.
Gen. Brooks (of Medford) in reply to general Heath, said, he recollected the passage of Montesquieu; but he also recollected, that that writer had spoken highly of the British government. He then adverted to the objection to this session, of general Thompson, and others, that biennial elections were a novelty, and said we were not to consider whether a measure was new, but whether it was proper. Gentlemen had said, that it had been the established custom of this country to elect annually: but he asked, have we not gone from a colonial to an independent situation? We were then provinces, we are now an independent empire; our measures, therefore, says he, must change with our situation. Under our old government, the objects of legislation were few and divided; under our present, they are many and must be united; and it appears necessary, that according to the magnitude and multiplicity of the business, the duration should be extended; he did not, he said, undertake to say how far. He then went into a view of the history of parliaments. The modern northern nations, he said, had parliaments, but they were called by their kings; and the time, business, &c. of them, depended wholly on their wills. We can, therefore, says he, establish nothing from these; one general remark, was, that in the reigns of weak princes, the power and importance of parliaments increased; in the reigns of strong and arbitrary kings, they always declined: and, says he, they have been triennial, and they have been septennial. The general combated the idea, that the liberties of the people depended on the duration of parliament, with much ability. Do we hear, asked he, that the people of England are deprived of their liberties; or that they are not as free now as when they had short parliaments? On the contrary, do not writers agree, that life, liberty, and property, are no where better secured than in Great-Britain; and that this security arises from their parliaments being chosen for seven years. As such is the situation of the people of England, and as no instance can be given wherein biennial elections have been destructive to the liberties of the people, he concluded by asking, whether so much danger is to be apprehended from such elections as gentlemen imagined?
General Thompson, Sir, gentlemen have said a great deal about the history of old times; I confess, I am not acquainted with such history; but I am, sir, acquainted with the history of my own country. I had the honor to be in the court last year; and am in it this year. I think, sir, that had the last administration continued one year longer, our liberties would have been lost, and the country involved in blood. Not so much, sir, from their bad conduct, but from the suspicions of the people of them. But, sir, a change took place, from this change pardons have been granted to the people, and peace is restored. This, sir, I say, is in favour of frequent elections.
[General T. was called to order, on the idea that he reflected on the last administration, a debate ensued, which ended on the Hon. Mr. White's saying, he wished to put out every spark of the fire that appeared to be kindling; therefore moved to adjourn.]
A F T E R N O O N.
Dr. Jarvis, opened the conversation of the afternoon, by calling upon Gen. Thompson to proceed.
Gen. Thompson, accordingly said, that however just, however good, and however upright the administration may be, there was still a great necessity for annual elections.
He thought a change of election was for the best, even if the administration pleased the people. Do the members of Congress, says he, displease us, we call them home, and they obey; now, where is the difference of their having been elected for one or two years? It is said that the members cannot learn sufficiently in that time—Sir, I hope we shall never send men who are not learned. Let these members know their dependence upon the people, and, I say, it will be a check on them, even if they were not good men; here the General broke out in the following pathetick apostrophe: "O! my country, never give up your annual elections, young men never give up your jewel!" He apologized for his zeal. He then drew a comparison between the judges, &c. of this country before the revolution, who were dependent on Great-Britain for their salaries, and those representatives dependent on the continent; he concluded by hoping that these representatives would be annually elected, and thereby feel a greater dependence on the people.
Mr. Gore. It has been observed, that in considering this great and momentous question, we ought to consult the sentiments of wise men, who have written on the subject of government, and to regulate our decision on this business. A passage is addressed from Montesquieu, stating, that where the people delegate great power, it ought to be compensated for by the shortness of the duration. Though perfectly agreeing with the author, I see not that it here implies to the subject under consideration. This might be perfectly applicable to the antient governments, where they had no idea of representation, or different checks in the legislature or administration of government; but in the proposed constitution, the powers of the whole government are limited to certain national objects, and are accurately defined, and the house of representatives here is but one branch of the system, and can do nothing of itself; Montesquieu must have had in his mind the epistles of Athens, or the dictators of Rome, but certainly no such observations can have weight in considering things so essentially different: but, sir, gentlemen have said, that annual elections were necessary, to the preservation of liberty, and that in proportion as a people lengthens the time which the representative held his office, they lost their liberties, and that all writers have agreed in this. I may be mistaken, but I know no such thing as a representation of the people in any of the antient republics, in England, from whence we received many of our ideas on this subject. King John covenanted with his people to summon certain chiefs of men to parliament, by the constitution of that country, the king alone can convoke, and he alone, previous to the revolution, could dissolve the parliament to three years; but soon after, a parliament then sitting, and near expiring, a rebellion broke out, and the tories and Jacobites, were gaining strength, to support the pretender's claim to the crown:—had they dissolved themselves, and a new parliament been convoked, probably many of the very opponents to the government might have been elected. In that case, they might have affected by law, what they, in vain, attempted by arms.
The parliament, therefore, extended their duration from triennial to septennial; this was acquiesced in by the people, and the next parliament sanctified the act; no evil, but great good, has been supposed to follow from their duration being thus extended; and if Montesquieu, and Dr. Adams, think the British constitution so perfect, how much greater must be our security, when we reflect that our representation is equal; that the powers of the government are so limited, and the checks so nicely appointed. If there be a representation of the people in any other countries, and annual elections therein have been considered as the basis of their freedom, I pray, gentlemen, to mention the instance; I confess I know none. People adopt a position, which is certainly true, viz. that elections ought to be frequent; but then, as we have been in the custom of choosing our representatives annually, we have determined annually to be frequent, and that biennially, or any longer term than annual, is not frequent:—but, if gentlemen will only consider the objects over which this government is to have rule and authority—and the immense and wide extended tracts of country, over which the representatives are to pass, before they reach the seat of government, we shall be convinced that two years is a short time for the representatives to hold their office; but, sir, we must consider this subject with respect to the general structure of the constitution. The senate represents the sovereignty of the states—the house of representatives, the people of the United States: the former have a longer term in their office, it is then necessary that that body which represents the people should have a permanence in their office, to resist any operations of the senate which might be injurious to the people, if they were annual. I submit it to the good sense of this house, whether they would be able to preserve that weight in the system, which the constitution intended they should have, and which is absolutely necessary for the security of the rights of the people.
American Occurrences.
B E N N I N G T O N, Jan. 14. LAST week was apprehended and committed to jail in this town, two villains, who have been notorious for passing counterfeit bills of the state of New-York, since they have been known in this state, which is but three or four weeks. They have called their names Abner Wood and Abraham Slate, and say they belong to Newborough, in the county of Orange, and state of New-York.
On Tuesday last came on the quarterly exhibitions of Clio Hall. After a strict examination by the trustees and the instructor, which was past greatly to the honor of the students, they removed to the state house, where the scholars exhibited, to a respectable audience, a number of well chosen pieces, which they performed in such a manner, as fully evinces that great improvements are made in the academy.
L A N S I N G B U R G H, Jan. 23.
Last Wednesday evening, between the hours of 10 and 11, the dwelling house of Mr. John Houle about four miles south of this town, accidentally took fire: The family were all in bed, unfortunately did not awake until the fire was too far advanced to be extinguished; its roaring, however, awakened a person, who alarmed the family: Mr. Houle, in endeavouring to get his family safe out, was overpowered with the fire at the door so that he was forced to let his child fall, and fell himself across the under door and there would have perished had not a person without drew him from the flames. The child, about nine years old, was burnt to death; Mr. Houle was so severely burnt, that his recovery is doubtful. All their goods of every kind, grain and other provisions, were entirely consumed, even to the shoes of their feet.—Ye benevolent hearts, who have been blessed with plenty by your bountiful Creator, look upon the distress of this poor family.—These, my friends, are objects of pity.—Let compassion warm your bosoms—have mercy on your suffering fellow mortals—of your plenty send food to the hungry and cloaths to the naked—for such purposes your Heavenly Father hath blessed you with plenty. To the humanity of Mr. JOHN VAN BUREN, of Green-wich, they are indebted for present sustenance, and many other things.
New-York, January 29.
A CORRESPONDENT observes, that however disagreeable, or however unfashionable, it may be, publicly to notice the private quarrels or particular disputes of religious societies, he conceives, when once these disputes rise to loggerheads, and are carried to high as to suffer the sacred person of a divine teacher, his cloak and wig extended, to be dragged head and heels from his rostrum, on the Lord's day, to the disturbance of the peace and quiet of the citizens, it is high time to call them upon the spirit of public criticism. Our correspondent, however, is in hopes, some speedy means will be taken to prevent any further observations; as a subject of this kind, publicly discussed, must be ever disagreeable to all who wish, that no sacred character might be made a butt to slander and invective.
The supreme court adjourned on Saturday last. Circuit courts are appointed to be held at the Court-house, in Columbia county, on the last Tuesday in March next, and at the City-hall of the city of New-York, on the first Tuesday in April next.
At the term of the supreme court, William Fall, Cornelius Johnson, Thomas Higgins, and John Shaw, were respectively convicted of grand larceny, and the three persons last named were respectively branded—Isaac Levi, was tried on an indictment, for the murder of Robert Ward—the jury found a special verdict, on which judgment remains to be given.
They write from Philadelphia, that "The public are cautioned against counterfeit dollars now in circulation, dated 1786; they are well executed, and may deceive even a workman, if not closely examined. They may be known from the true by the following marks: on the head side, the nose and mouth are larger than the true; the S in Carolus is smaller, and not well cut; the H larger, and the L deeper in proportion than the other letters; the figures 86 of the date are not so full as the others, and are very rough cut; on the reverse, the crown is larger, and not so full and deep as the true; the heads of the pillars are larger and bolder than on the true ones; the metal appears very well until rubbed, when it has a copper cast: the weight is the same as the true ones."
W A T E R - W O R K S.
The following petition is now handed about this city, in order to take the sense of the inhabitants, whether they would wish the city should be furnished with a plentiful supply of fresh water, by means of water-works and conduit pipes, as proposed (and partly executed) before the late war. To the honorable the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonality of the City of New-York, in Common Council convened:
Petition of the Subscribers, Inhabitants of said City, Respectfully Sheweth,
THAT as the present mode of furnishing this city and shipping with water, is in many respects subject to a variety of inconveniences, we do hereby declare our approbation of a design for supplying the same by means of water-works and conduit pipes, and will (as soon as the same shall be completed) be satisfied to pay our respective proportion of a tax for that purpose, provided the same does not exceed twenty six shillings for each house per annum, at an average.
May it therefore please your honors to take the premises into consideration, and to adopt such measures for effecting the same as you shall judge most expedient, for the advantage, convenience, and safety of the city.
C A L C U L A T I O N.
  Supposing 3200 houses in the city, at 26s. is £. 4160   Of which   1000 houses rated at 45s. per ann. 2250   1000 ditto 26 1300   1200 ditto 10 2d. 610   £. 4160 
NOTICE is hereby giving by the petitioning creditors of David C. Franks, an insolvent debtor, that they appear before John Willey, Esq. Alderman, and one of the Judges of the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, at his office, in Nassau street, on Friday the 18th day of February next, to show cause, if any they have, why an assignment of the estate of said David C. Franks, should not be made for the benefit of all his creditors, and the said David C. Franks discharged, pursuant to the directions of an act of the Legislature of the state of New-York, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786. DAVID C. FRANKS. Dated 28th
WANTED IMMEDIATELY, A COACHMAN, who can be well recommended. 3 e. d. Apply to the printer.
T H E A T R E.
By the ODD AMERICAN COMPANY. On WEDNESDAY Evening, Jan. 30:
Will be performed, A COMEDY, called the WEST INDIAN.
BALCOUR, by a Gentleman. [Being his first appearance on this stage.]
To which will be added, A FARCE [Not performed here these fourteen years.]
CALLED, the MAYOR of GARRAT.
Public Auction,
TO-MORROW,
Opposite the COFFEE-HOUSE BRIDGE,
A number of Articles of Household Furniture,
Consisting of
 CHAIRS,  Tables,  Beds,  Looking-Glasses, &c. &c.  A complete set of handsome China,  A few casks Currants, and  A bale of Cotton. 
N. B. The subscriber begs leave to express his gratitude to all who have favored him with their custom hitherto, and hopes, from his great care and attention to business, still to merit the favors of his friends and a generous public, whose commands will be duly attended to at No. 23, Wall-street.
James Smith, Au ct .
The highest premium given for Half Johanns, Dollars, & Crowns.
Jan. 29, 1788. 3 4
By Order of the Hon. JOHN SLOSS HOBART, Esq. one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New-York:
NOTICE is hereby given to Blair McClenachan, late of the city of Philadelphia, and state of Pennsylvania, merchant, an absent debtor, and to all others whom it may concern, that on application to the said judge made by a creditor of the said Blair McClenachan, an absent debtor, as aforesaid; he the said judge, by virtue and in pursuance of the act of the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, entitled, "An act for relief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the 4th day of April, 1786—hath directed all the estate, real and personal, of the said Blair McClenachan, an absent debtor, within this state, to be seized, and that unless the said Blair McClenachan, an absent debtor, as aforesaid, shall return and discharge his debts within one year after the date hereof, all his estates, real and personal, will be sold for the payment and satisfaction of his creditors. New-York, Jan. 28, 1788. 3—1.
TO BE SOLD.
For JERSEY MONEY, at full Value, On exchange of any Property in New-York, or bartered for W. H. Ind. or DRY GOODS, At Market Price.
A Valuable Farm,
SITUATE in Woodbridge town-
ship, in the county of Essex, New-Jersey, within a quarter of a mile of the main road from Woodbridge to Boundwick, 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 fine wood, with a handsome piece of thirty young timber.
The plough-land equal to any in that part of the country; the whole under good fence.
On the premises is a good house, kitchen, and barn; and an excellent spring of water near the door; to which is added fifteen acres, or thereabouts, of salt marsh, on the Rariton, about one mile from the farm.
This place is well known by the name of CLAWSON'S FARM.
For terms of sale enquire of Mr. John Hudson, merchant, New-York or Mr. Benjamin Thompson, near Morris-Town. New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99—e.d.
NOTICE!
AS it would be inconvenient, as well as very disagreeable to the subscriber, that any debts should be contracted for articles furnished for the use of his family;—He has thought proper to give this NOTICE, that his friends are always prepared to make immediate payment for any article they may be authorized to purchase for his use, and the afore requests, that no person give them credit on his account, as no bills will be paid, unless it be for articles expressly ordered by him. P. J. VAN BERCKEL. New-York, Jan. 26, 1788.
Ran away from Cape Francois, A MULATTO MAN, Named JACQUES or JAMES, A CREOLE, from Martinico.
AN excellent kitchen and pastry COOK 26 or 27 years of age, about 5 feet 9 inches high, middling thick, his legs are much warped, much pock-marked, a very large mouth, small eyes and snub, a large forehead and long necked; he has a kind of ring worn on one of his arms, and has a difficulty in his speech, rambling a little—He left Cape Francois in the beginning of May last, and was supposed to have taken passage for this continent. Whoever secures said Mulatto Man, and gives intelligence, will be handsomely rewarded, and all reasonable charges paid. Enquire at No. 15, Queen-Street. 73—e.d.
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POET'S CORNER.
To ***** at. THE EXCUSE FOR LOVE. ***** brighter than the glorious sun, Whose rapid course forever he has run; Except for Jeshua, he once stood still: By nature not ordain'd, but God's great will: Who all things at his dread command does move, Yet never taught me not to say, I love. The dead have risen out of earthly mould To visit mortals, as I have been told; Whose awful march, the soul with horror fill'd, Made cold the blood within the veins that thrill'd, And then resum'd their happiness above: But never yet have I forgot to love. Hungry Lyons, Daniel did refuse, But others after they did not excuse, Who had conspired against the righteous man; With fierce rage they tore them from the land. All this is scripture handed from above; But never yet cou'd find, I must not love, From solid rock, at Moses's command, Issu'd a fountain on the parch'd up land, To Israel's darling sons, their lives to save; —Those precious drops that kept them from the grave:
Then through the wilderness did boldly move. Their God did not forget, like me, to love. Shadrack, Meshack, and Bednego did walk, In fiery furnace, and was seen to talk With Gabriel: sent from heaven to earth To shew God's po'r before our Saviour's birth. All three the Father, Son and Holy Dove, By book has taught me, I shou'd ever love. Lindsey's Coffee-house: V——s. Novfolk, April 3, 1786.
A N arch Boy being at a table where there was a piping hot apple-pye, putting a bit into his mouth, burnt it so that tears ran down his cheeks. A gentleman that sat by, asked him, why he wept? Only, said he, because it is just come to my re- membrance, that my poor grandmother died this day twelve month. Phoo! says the other, is that all? so whipping a large piece into his mouth, he quickly sympathised with the boy; who seeing his eyes brimfull, with a malicious Sneer ask'd him, why he wept? a pox on you said he, because you were not hanged, you young dog, the same day your grandmother died.
Alfize of BREAD,
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CONTAINING,
State and other public papers.
OBJECTICONS of the honorable George Ma- son to the new constitution, The address and reasons of dissent of the minority of the convention of Pennsylvania, Letter from the Hon. Richard Henry Lee, Esq. to governor Randolph, Dr. Franklin's final speech in the late federal con- vention, Resolves of the house of delegates of the common- wealth of Virginia, Resolves of Congress, Resolve of the convention of Pennsylvania, rela- tive to offering congress the jurisdiction of a place for the seat of federal government, Resolve of the supreme executive council of the state of Pennsylvania, Resolve of the house of delegates of the state of Maryland, Letter from the Hon. John Sevier to governor Matthews, — from col. Robertson to governor Sevier, — from col. Bledsoe to governor Sevier, — from gen. Cooke, to gov. Matthews, — from gen. Clarke, to ditto, — from major Elholm, to major gen. Moultrie, — from the Hon. William Pierce, to don Die- go de Gardoqui, Reply to the preceding letter, Votes of the members of the protestant episcopal church in Providence, Address of the inhabitants of Northampton, to their delegates in convention, Resolution of the inhabitants of Pittsburgh, Ratification of the new constitution by Delaware, Ditto by Pennsylvania.
Medical Essays.
Observations and remarks on the putrid malignant sore throat, Observations on the bite of a mad dog, Account of a worm bred in the liver, Letter to doctor Franklin on the same subject.
Rural Concerns.
On the culture of trees, To make cyder, On planting potatoes, Receipt for preventing the flies from damaging tur- nips, On the culture of ginseng.
Law Information.
Law report. Watkeys against Delancey, Law report. Norton against Birch, Law case, respecting a captured vessel, Law regulation.
Miscellanies.
The Federalist, Account of an electrical cel, Recovery of two drowned children, Directions for the recovery of persons apparently dead from drowning, Admiral Pococke's receipt for pickling beef, pork, &c. Exemplary charity, Extract from an oration pronounced by David Dag- get, Esq. Indian anecdote.
Poetry.
The newsmonger's song, The crisis, The retort courteous, Poem on the prospect of seeing the fine arts flour- ish in America, The old Bachelor.
Just PUBLISHED, and to be Sold at this OFFICE No. 25, Water-street,
The American Calculator, or Counting-House COMPANION,
CONTAINING, A TABLE, ascertaining the value of sundry coins in gold, as regulated by the Chamber of Commerce in this city, and shewing at one view, their value in the several currencies of New-York, North-Carolina, and Great-Britain. A Collection of Tables, shewing, at one view, the amount of any number (under 10,000) of Dollars, French and English Crowns, Half Joes, French and English Guineas, &c. as they pass through the United States A Table of Guineas, as they pass in England and Ireland. Rules for the ready reducing the curren- cies of the United-States, from the currency of one state into the currency of any other of the United states; and for reducing the currencies of the United-States into sterling, and sterling into the cu- rencies of the said states. Rules for reducing Eng- lish Money into Irish, and Irish Money into Eng- lish, according to the par of exchange between both kingdoms. Five different tables of the coins of the United-States of America, agreeable to a resolve of Congress of the 8th August, 1787, viz. a Table of Half Dollars, a Table of Dimes, a Table of Cents, and a table of Mills; calculated to render familiar the proper mode of counting said Money. This Book is intended for the convenience of Merchants, &c. in the United States, by Francis Healy, Accomptant.
Price 1f. 6d. single. The usual discount to Booksellers, and others, who may purchase by the Hundred, Dozen, &c. ** Also may be had of Messieurs Campbell, Reid, Allen, Macgill, and Mills, Booksellers.
To be Sold at this PRINTING-OFFICE, B L A N K S of all Sorts.
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, Cortland-Street (commonly known by the Bolton, Albany, and Philadelphia General Stage Office) and has agreed with the pro- prietors of the Albany and Bolton Stages, to make his house the public Stage-house. Those Ladies and Gentlemen, who wish to take passages in either of those Stages, will please to leave their names with the subscriber the evening before the Stage's depar- ture; gentlemen passengers and others, are infor- med, that the subscriber keeps a house of entertain- ment, 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—tb.
THE PROPRIETORS of the S T A G E S, Which ply between
New-York & Philadelphia,
Respectfully inform the PUBLIC,
THAT, after this date, their stage will leave Paules-Hook at three o'clock in the afternoon, and proceed to Elizabeth-Town; and that in order to accommodate passengers, one stage will leave Elizabethtown at day-light; and another stage leaves Newark at eight o'clock, and both stages go as far towards Philadelphia as the weather and roads will permit, during the winter season. December 13th, 1787. 6
Morris-Town and Paules-Hook S T A G E.
ON the 14th inst. the subscriber began to run his Stage-Waggon every Tues- day and Friday, from his house in Morris-Town, to Paules-Hook, by the way of Newark, starting at five o'clock each morning. The waggon generally arrives at Jacamiah Smith's, Paules-Hook, about one o'clock of the same day, where it remains un- til the next morning, nine o'clock, when it returns by the same route, and with all expedition.
The FARE for a passenger, with seven pounds of baggage, is ONE DOLLAR, and the same for one hundred and fifty pound weight.
The waggon, on its rout to Paules-Hook, stops at Lawrence's tavern, Springfield, where the pas- sengers may breakfast, if they choose; the next stage is at Major Sayre's, Newark, from whence they proceed to Paules-Hook.
N. B. Letters, to be sent by the above stage, may be lodged at Capt. Crane's, a few doors above the Ferry-house, in Cortlandt-street, New-York, from whence they shall always be safely conveyed to the stage. All letters carried free.
GEORGE OHARA. Morris-Town, August 28, 1787.
TO BE LET, By Moses Gomez,
A VACANT LOT, for one or a term of years, in Hage-street; 45 feet in length, and 21 feet; six inches in front, and 19 feet in the rear.
A L S O,
A VACANT LOT, in Ferry-street, seven feet wide, and one hundred feet long. It faces Cliff and Chapple-streets. The said Lot will be let, either whole or in two separate Lots, as best suits the applicant.
MOSES GOMEZ.
A PERSON, perfectly acquaint- ed with MERCHANT'S ACCOUNTS, would be glad of employ, in that line, either in Posting of Books, or adjusting intricate accounts. Enquire of the Printer. New-York, October 25, 1787. 38—c.d.
Just PUBLISHED, and to be SOLD, at T. GREENLEAF's
PRINTING-OFFICE, No. 25, Water-street, A new, complete, and correct Edition of Baron Steuben's Regulations
FOR THE Order and Discipline OF THE Troops of the United States.
This Day PUBLISHED, And to be SOLD at this PRINTING-OFFICE [Price TEN PENCE.]
The Mother's Catechism.
The AMERICAN MAGAZINE, For December, 1787, Just Published in this City, Sold at this Office, price Two Shillings
—LETTERS of INTELLIGENCE—occasional PARAGRAPHS—speculative PIECES—ESSAYS, &c.—are gratefully received at this OFFICE.—
For the greater CONVENIENCE and SAFETY of which COMMUNICATIONS, a LETTER-BOX is placed in the Window.
SUBSCRIPTIONS for this PAPER (printed EVERY DAY, at Six, and ONCE a Week, at Two, Dollars per Annum) are also received here—and ADVERTISEMENTS, REASONABLY INSERTED ** PRINTING, in all its Variety, performed with NEATNESS and DISPATCH.—