The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-02-16 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 39, of VOL. XLII.]
S A T U R D A Y, February 16, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2219.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENSED 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, in which the choicest pieces, and the fewest advertisements, will be inserted—and, that their papers, will of consequence be delivered or sent on, as heretofore, until they severally pay off their arrearages, and stop it, or order their respective names entered upon this new subscription paper.—The Thursday's paper, alone, will be TWO DOLLARS per annum, as usual.
The particular inducements to this arduous task need not all be enumerated—That the present is a most important CRISIS of the national affairs of this country, must be evident even to the least thoughtful, but more especially so to those who nobly conceive—that the dearly purchased freedom and independence of America is a sacred deposit, to be nurtured, supported, and transmitted, unimpaired, by the present possessors, to millions yet unborn. To this end it is necessary, that the body of the people (who must ever, in free countries, be supposed the supporters of freedom) be well informed of the nature of any government that may be proposed for their adoption; therefore, free discussions on that momentous topic, as well as interesting intelligence from the several quarters of the world, are necessary to be universally disseminated.
By printing only one paper per week, as heretofore, one half of the effects 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 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, cascades, &c.  5. State of commerce, manufactures and agriculture, exports and imports, balance of trade. The number of vessels which annually enter at the custom houses in the several sea ports of the United States.  6. Civil divisions of the several states, the number and names of the several districts, counties, and towns, their extent, latitude and longitude, number of inhabitants, and distance and bearing from the capital of the state. Particular descriptions of the principal towns are requested *.  7. Population—from whence are emigrations, to what places, and how numerous. Of what nations are the inhabitants of the states composed, or whence originated—proportion of the slaves.  8. Climate, diseases and their causes—longevity of the inhabitants—what proportion die in infancy.  9. Religion, number of churches of different denominations—by what methods are ministers supported.  10. State of the practice of law and physic.  11. Societies for the advancement of science and humanity.  12. State of literature, colleges, academies, schools and their funds.  13. Characters who have distinguished themselves in the late war by their patriotism.  14. An estimate of the damages sustained in the late war, in the several states.  15. A description of the adjacent Islands.  16. Manners, customs, diversions and dress.  17. Constitution, policy—general account of the laws—what political principles predominate in the several states.  18. Military and marine strength.  19. Public revenue and expences—mode of levying taxes.  20. Indians, their tribes, languages, numbers, characters and dispositions towards the United States.  21. The society of Cincinnati, their laws and influence and the nature and political tendency of their establishment.  22. History. 
N. B. The subscriber wishes to avail himself of the advantage of all the most accurate maps, and detached geographical pieces, which have been published respecting the United States; and will thank any gentleman to inform him where they can be procured.
Those gentlemen, who may be so obliging as to favor the above design, by communications, are requested to forward them to Messrs. R. Aitken, or W. Spotwood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotwood 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 gentleman might throw together every important circumstance relative to the towns, on 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, Elquires-Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Austin, or Jeridiah 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 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 buffaloes, 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. 99 c.d.
MARSHALL'S
Porter and Oyster-House, IS now opened at the corner of Cortlandt and Greenwich-Streets, opposite Powles-Hook Ferry-House, at the North-River—where every exertion will be put in force to render those who will favor him with their commands agreeable. New-York, Dec. 12, 1787. 63e.d.
Just published by M. CARY, In Philadelphia, and now to be SOLD,
By THOMAS ALLEN, Book-Seller, in Queen-street, New-York, (by whom Subscriptions are received)
THE
American Museum,
For JANUARY, 1788.
CONTAINING, Miscellanies.
ORATION in commemoration of American Independence,
Address delivered by the Rev. Samuel Magaw, 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 in solvent 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. Elq.
Method of making potashes in Hungary and Poland;
Thoughts on the culture of hemp,
Mode of breaking fleers 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 negro girl, and mulatto boy.—By Dr. Morgan,
Letter relative to the engraving fruit-trees and the growth of vegetables.—By Gen. Lincoln,
Observations on the growth of trees downwards after the first year,
Some account of the opossum.
Medical Tracts.
Letter on the sore throat distemper,
Letter on the digitalis purpurea,
An inestimable solvent 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 town-
ship, in the county of Essex, New-Jersey
within a quarter of a mile of the main road from
Woodbridge to Brunswick, about eight miles dis-
tant from the latter, and three and a half from
Perth Amboy, consisting of one hundred and se-
venty 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 wa-
ter 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 M. Benja-
min 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, Cherry-Street, and nearest to the Ship-Yards.

M I S C E L L A N Y.
D E B A T E S I N MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION.
[Continued from Yesterday's paper.]
SATURDAY, Jan. 19, P. M.
The 4th sect. of art. 1, still under consideration.
M R. Cooley (Ambeast) thought Congress in the present instance would, from the powers granted by the constitution, have authority to controul elections, and thereby endanger liberty.
Dr. Taylor wished to ask the gentleman from Newbury-port whether the two branches of Congress could not agree to play into each other's hands; and, by making the qualifications of electors 100l. by their power of regulating elections, fix the matter of elections, so as to keep themselves in.
Hon. Mr. King rose to pursue the enquiry why the place and manner of holding elections were omitted in the section under debate. It was to be observed, he said, that in the constitution of Massachusetts, and other states, that the manner and place of elections were provided for; the manner was by ballot, and the places, towns; for said he, we happened to settle originally in townships. But it was different in the southern states; he would mention an instance. In Virginia, there are but 15 or 20 towns, and 70 or 80 counties. Therefore no rule could be adopted to apply to the whole. If it was practicable, he said, it would be necessary to have a district the fixed place, but this is liable to exceptions, as a district that may now be fully settled, may in time be sparsely inhabited, and the back country, now sparsely inhabited, may be fully settled. Suppose this state may be thrown into eight districts, and a member apportioned to each: if the numbers increase the representatives and districts will be increased. The matter, therefore, must be left subject to the regulation of the state legislature, or the general government. Suppose the state legislature, the circumstance will be the same: it is truly said that our representatives are but a part of the union, and that they may be subject to the controul of the rest; but our representatives make a ninth part of the whole; and if any authority is vested in Congress it must be in our favour. But to the subject; in Connecticut they do not choose by numbers, but by corporations; Hartford, one of their largest towns, sends no more delegates than one of their smallest corporations, each town sending two, except latterly when a town is divided. The same rule is about to be adopted in Rhode-Island. The inequality of such representation, where every corporation would have an equal right to send an equal number of representatives, was apparent. In the southern states the inequality is greater. By the constitution of South-Carolina, the city of Charleston has a right to send thirty representatives to the general assembly; the whole number of which amount to two hundred. The back parts of Carolina have increased greatly since the adoption of their constitution, and have frequently attempted an alteration of this unequal mode of representation; but the members from Charleston having the balance so much in their favor, will not consent to an alteration; and we see that the delegates from Carolina in Congress, have always been chosen from the delegates of that city. The
representatives, thereof, from that state, will not be chosen by the people; but will the representatives of a faction of that state. If the general government cannot controul in this case, how are the people secure? The idea of the hon. gentlemen from Douglass, said he, transcends my understanding; for the power of controul, given by this sect. extends to the manner of election, not the qualifications of the electors. The qualifications are age and residence, and none can be preferable. P. M.
The 5th sect. being read.
Dr. Taylor wished to know the meaning of the words, "from time to time" in the 3d par. Does it mean says he, from year to year, from month to month, or from day to day.
The honorable Mr. King rose, and explained the term.
Mr. Weigey read the paragraph, and said by the words, "except such parts as may require secrecy." Congress might withhold the whole journals under this pretence, and thereby the people be kept in ignorance of their doings.
Honorable Mr. Gorham exposed the absurdity of any public body publishing all their proceedings. Many things in great bodies are to be kept secret, and records must be brought to maturity before published: In case of treaties with foreign nations, would it be policy to inform the world of the powers to be vested in our ambassador, and thus give our enemies opportunity to defeat our negotiations? There is no provision in the constitution of this state, or of Great-Britain, for any publication of the kind: And yet the people suffer no inconveniency. The printers no doubt, will be interested to obtain the journals as soon as possible for publication, and they will be published in a book, by Congress, at the end of every session.
Rev. Mr. Perley described the alarms and anxiety of the people at the commencement of the war, when the whole country cried with one voice, "why don't General Washington march into Boston, and drive out the tyrants?" But, said he, heaven gave us a commander who knew better than to do this. The rev. gentleman said he was acquainted with the Roman history, and the Grecian too, and he believed there never was since the creation of the world, a greater general than Washington, except, indeed, Joshua, who was inspired by the Lord of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel. Would it, he asked, have been prudent for that excellent man, general Washington, previous to the American army's taking possession of Dorchester heights to have published to the world his intentions of so doing? No, it would not.
The 1st paragraph of the 6th sect. read.
Dr. Taylor. Mr. president, it has hitherto been customary for gentlemen of congress, to be paid by the several state legislatures, out of the state treasury. As no state has hitherto failed paying its delegates, why should we leave the good old path? Before the revolution it was considered as a grievance, that the governors, &c. received their pay from Great-Britain. They could not, in that case, feel their dependence on the people, when they received their appointments and salaries from the crown. I know not why we should not pay them now as well as heretofore.
General Porter. Have not delegates been restrained from Congress which is virtually recalling them, because they have not been paid?
Has not Rhode-Island failed to pay their delegates? Should there not be an equal charge throughout the United States, for the payment of the delegates, as there is in this state for the payment of the members of this convention, met for the general good? It is not advantageous to the people at large, that the delegates to this convention are paid out of the public treasury? If any inconvenience, however, can be shewn to flow from this plan, I should be glad to hear it.
Honourable Mr. Sedgwick hoped gentlemen would consider that the federal officers of government would be responsible for their conduct—and as they would regard their reputations, will not assess exorbitant wages. In Massachusetts, and in every other state, the legislatures have power to provide for their own payment; and, he asked, have they ever established it higher than it ought to be? But on the contrary have they not made it extremely inconsiderable? The commons of Great-Britain, he said, have the power to assess their own wages, but for two centuries they have never exercised it.
Can a man, he asked, who has the least respect for the good opinion of his fellow countrymen, go home to his constituents after having robbed them by voting himself an exorbitant salary? This principle will be a most powerful check, and in respect to economy, the power lodged as it is in this sect. will be more advantageous to the people, than if retained by the state legislatures. Let us see what the legislature of Massachusetts have done; they vote the salaries of the delegates to Congress, and they have voted them such as have enabled them to live in style suited to the dignity of a respectable state, but they have been four times as much, for the same time, as they ever voted themselves. Therefore, concluded the honourable gentleman, if left to themselves to provide for their own payment, as long as they wish for the good opinion of mankind, they will assess no more than they really deserve, as a compensation for their service.
Hon. Mr. King said if the arguments on the 4th sect. against an undue controul in the state legislatures over the federal representatives, were in any degree satisfactory, they are so on this.
General Thomson. Mr. president, the honorable gentleman means well, and is honest in his sentiments. It is all alike. When we see matters at large, and what it all is, we shall know what to do with it.
Mr. Parsons. In order that the general government should preserve itself, it is necessary it should preserve justice between the several states. Under the confederation, the power in this sect. would not be just, for each state has a right to send seven members to Congress, though some of them do not pay one tenth so much of the public expenses as others; it is a mere federal government of states, neither equal or proportionate. If gentlemen would use the same candor that the honorable gentleman from Topsham (general Thompson) does, considering all the parts as connected with others, the constitution would receive a better discussion.
The 2d paragraph of 6th section was read.
Hon. Mr. Gorham said that this constitution contained restrictions which were not to be found in any other; and he wished gentlemen who had objected to every paragraph which had been read, would give
the convention credit for those parts which must meet the approbation of every man.
[To be continued.]
FORM of RATIFICATION. COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS.
In Convention of the Delegates of the People of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Feb. 6, 1788.
T HE Convention having impartially discussed, and fully considered, the constitution for the United States of America, reported to Congress, by the convention of Delegates from the United States of America, and submitted to us, by a resolution of the General Court of the said Commonwealth, passed the twenty-fifth day of October last past, and acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, in affording the people of the United States, in the course of his Providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud or surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assenting to and ratifying a new constitution, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and their posterity, DO, in the name and in behalf of the people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ASSENT to and RATIFY the said Constitution for the United States of America.
And as it is the opinion of this Convention, that certain amendments and alterations in the said Constitution, would remove the fears, and quiet the apprehensions of many of the good people of this Commonwealth, and more effectually guard against an undue administration of the federal government, the Convention do therefore recommend, that the following alterations and provisions be introduced into the said Constitution.
First. That it be explicitly declared, that all powers not expressly delegated by the aforesaid constitution, are reserved to the several states to be by them exercised.
Secondly. That there shall be one representative to every thirty thousand persons, according to the census mentioned in the Constitution, until the whole number of the representatives amounts to two hundred.
Thirdly. That Congress do not exercise the powers vested in them by the 4th sect. of 1st. art. but in cases when a state neglect or refuse to make regulations therein mentioned, or shall make regulations subversive of the rights of the people, to a free and equal representation in Congress, agreeably to the Constitution.
Fourthly. That Congress do not lay direct taxes but when the monies arising from the impost and excise are insufficient for the public exigencies; nor then, until Congress shall have first made a requisition upon the states, to assess, levy and pay their respective proportions of such requisition, agreeably to the census fixed in the said Constitution; in such way and manner as the legislature of the state shall think best, and in such case, if any state shall neglect or refuse to pay its proportion, pursuant to such requisition, then Congress may assess and levy such state's proportion, together with interest thereon, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, from the time of payment prescribed in such requisition.
Fifthly. That Congress erect no company of merchants with exclusive advantages of commerce.
Sixthly. That no person shall be tried for any crime by which he may incur an infamous punishment, or loss of life, until he be first indicted by a grand jury, except in such cases as may arise in the government and regulation of the land and naval forces.
Seventhly. The supreme judicial federal court shall have no jurisdiction of causes between citizens of different states, unless the matter in dispute, whether it concerns the reality or personalty, be of the value of three thousand dollars, at the least: Nor shall the federal judicial powers extend to any actions between citizens of different states, where the matter in dispute, whether it concerns the reality or personalty, is not of the value of fifteen hundred dollars, at the least.
Eighthly. In civil actions, between citizens of different states, every issue of fact, arising in actions at common law, shall be tried by a jury, if the parties, or either of them, request it.
Ninthly. Congress shall, at no time, consent, that any person, holding an office of trust or profit, under the United States, shall accept of a title of nobility, or any other title or office, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
AND the convention do, in the name and in be

half of the people of this commonwealth, enjoin it upon their representatives in Congress, at all times, until the alterations and provisions aforesaid have been considered, agreeable to the fifth article of the said Constitution, to exert all their influence, use all reasonable and legal methods to obtain a ratification of the alterations and provisions in such manner as is provided in the said article.
And that the United States in Congress assembled may have due notice of the assent and ratification of the said Constitution by this convention—It is
RESOLVED, That the assent and ratification aforesaid, be engrossed on parchment, together with the recommendation and injunction aforesaid, and with this resolution; and that his excellency JOHN HANCOCK, Esq. president, and the Hon. WILLIAM CUSHING, Esq. Vice-President of this convention, transmit the same, countersigned by the secretary of the convention, under their hands and seals, to the United States in Congress assembled.
(Signed) JOHN HANCOCK, President.
WILLIAM CUSHING, Vice-Pres.
(Countersigned) GEORGE RICHARD MINOT, Sec'y.
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY Of the state of New-York.
POUGHKEEPSIE, February 4, 1788.
[Continued.]
THE house then went into a committee on the bill for dividing the several counties of this state into towns:
Mr. Low, chairman.
The committee having made some progress in the bill, rose and reported the same.
A Message was received from the senate, by Mr. Parks and Mr. Russel, informing that the senate had passed
The bill to prevent malicious maiming and wounding:
The bill to prevent stealing and avoiding records, and
The bill declaring it felony in servants to embezzle their master's goods:—without amendments.
To the bill for preventing and punishing forgery and counterfeits, they had made some amendments.
The house taking the said amendments into consideration, non concurred the same.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow.
WEDNESDAY, February 6.
The house met, pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Jones moved for leave and brought in a bill, directing the manner of approving of deeds, and recording conveyances:
A bill to prevent fraud by mortgages: and for securing the purchase of mortgaged estates: and
A bill concerning slaves; which were read a first time, and ordered a second reading.
The house went again into a committee on the bill, for dividing the counties into towns:
Mr. Low in the chair.
Having made some further progress in the bill, the committee rose and reported the same.
A message was received from the Hon. council of revision by judge Yates; informing that the council had no objection to
The bill to naturalize Robert Edmiston;
The bill to avoid unnecessary delays of executions;
The bill for giving further remedy by action of account; and
The bill to prevent delays of proceedings at the general sessions of the peace, and abuses in issuing out writs of Certiorari.
The house went into a committee on the engrossed bill from the senate, concerning oaths:
Mr. Doughty took the chair.
After the bill was read.
Mr. Benson rose to move for its rejection: he was opposed to oaths of every description; and particularly that of allegiance. He insisted that allegiance was a term little understood, was indefinite, and on which the ablest writers and civilians could never agree. With respect to himself, he said, he never knew rightly how to define it; a man's allegiance was to the General Sovereign of the land; and since the confederation, he always thought no man owed allegiance to an individual state, but to the United States in Congress assembled, who were undoubtedly the General Sovereign, for they possessed all the great powers of Sovereignty: abstracted from this, he had always been opposed to oaths of allegiance, because they were too vague that no man who took the oath knew what he swore to. What kind of allegiance, says he, can a man owe to the state of New-York, as distinguished from the United States, in England, in the year 1688 many people refused to take the oath of allegiance to King William, because they conceived it was contravening an oath they had taken to King James; and the parliament were obliged to amend the oath, so as to make a man swear allegiance to the sovereign, and at the same time leave him to put what interpretation he pleased on it. The oath of abjuration appeared to him altogether unnecessary. By the constitution no man could be elected into office, unless born within the United States; no foreigner could be elected into office until he had abjured all foreign princes. With respect to our own citizens, they owed no allegiance to any foreign prince; such a thing could not exist; the idea was too remote. He held an office under the state, he said, and would have no objections to take an oath of fidelity. This was going far enough; but it was cruel to make a man swear to do a thing that he could not do. He was opposed, however to oaths of every kind, and thought they should only be used in cases of absolute necessity: such as in cases of testimony where they might have effect, though not so often as people generally imagined; for by the frequency of them, they have only become a matter of form. He said he doubted if the greater part of the people could repeat a sentence of this oath, six months after they had taken it. Wherever men were found to execute a public office with diligence and integrity, he believed it was not the force of the oath that made them so, for they were equally honest and attentive in all their other actions. On the contrary, when a bad man was put into office, there was little respect shown to the one or to the other. He said, he had long contemplated this matter in his mind, and spoke from the purest conviction. He believed no man would deny what he had asserted; and he submitted his sentiments to the committee, with the greatest candor.
Mr. Jones said if this was a new question, it might be worth the attention of the committee, to go into the full consideration of it; he should not therefore enter into a discussion of it at large. He would only state this business, and what the consequence would be, if the bill was rejected. Oaths were not new in our government, for by the constitution itself oaths of allegiance and abjuration were spoken of; it being required that all persons who are naturalized, shall take them. The very first legislature that met formed an act requiring all persons holding offices under the state to take the oath therein prescribed, among which was the oath of allegiance. In the year, 1781, they passed a new act, in which the oaths now taken, were to be found. The intention of the present bill was not to bring in any thing new, it was only to reduce all the oaths into one consistent law. It was the opinion of many people, that as the oath is now taken, renouncing the king of Great-Britain, it was wrong, and ought to be a general one. But, said he, will rejecting this bill have the effect the gentleman desires? It will leave the old law in force.
[Continued.]
An act to repeal the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 8th day of February, 1788.
WHEREAS it has been found that the act entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," has been productive of much mischief, and there is great reason to suppose that wicked men have in many instances, been guilty of the most fraudulent practices to obtain those benefits which the legislature intended only for the innocent and unfortunate.
Be it therefore enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that the said act, and every clause, matter and thing therein contained, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Provided always, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all discharges heretofore regularly and bona fide had, under the said act, shall be as valid, and that in every case where an assignment has been already made by virtue of the said act, the assignee or assignees may proceed and act, and the court or judge by whom the assignment was directed, may proceed to the final discharge of the said insolvent debtor, in all respects, as if this act had not been passed, any thing herein, to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original act, examined and compared therewith, at Poughkeepsie, this 9th day of February, 1788.
By me ROBERT HARPUR.
Foreign Intelligence.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 28.
SINCE the declaration of war, the populace of this place have shewed a disposition to be sedious; the utmost precautions are observed for preventing any alarms.
HAGUE, Nov. 25.
The states of Holland and West Friesland having agreed to take into the service of the Republic, for a limited time, eight or ten thousand regular troops; & this assent having been laid before the Generality, their High Mightinesses resolved to request his Highness and the council of state to draw up, as soon as possible, a plan for eight or ten thousand regular troops, by marking out what troops, on what footing, and where they could be best had; so that this plan being considered, they would resolve on something more precise on the subject.
LONDON.
Dec. 3. The corps Diplomatique is at present incomplete, there being two vacancies, Russia and Sweden, the former by the resignation of Mr. Fitzherbert, the latter by the death of Mr. Thomas Wroughton, which the papers have kindly given to Mr. Grenville. Equally absurd is this as the late report of his going secretary to the Irish Viceroy—for this plain reason: by accepting of it he must give up a much better place, that of joint pay-master. Mr. Grenville knows too well on which side his bread is buttered.
Whether Mr. Hastings was flattered or mortified by the meagre appearance of his future judges on Thursday last, we cannot pretend to determine, but had we been in his place, we should not have considered empty benches as an unfavorable omen.
If Sir Benjamin Hammet loses any thing, he may with to possess, it will not be for want of asking, and we are already to acknowledge in a tone of conscious good intention and manly independence.
Some of the public prints have given alarming accounts of the marine force of France in the East-Indies; but we are assured, from the best authority, that they have not a single ship of the line in that quarter.
The building ships of one thousand two hundred tons for the East-India company's service, has two objects—a saving to the company, and producing ships of war on any emergency which may happen, as they may be easily converted into fifty gun ships.
There cannot be a more striking instance of the spirit of general toleration, which is the leading feature of the present age, than that the king of France should voluntarily propose to his parliament the renewal of the edict of Nants, which was repealed after so much deliberate consideration, as being incompatible with the essence of the French government. Not twenty years since, it was, that the Protestants were not even allowed to assemble in a private house for the purpose of fulfilling the duties of their religion, but were obliged to go on board of ships in their harbours to execute them, so tenacious was the French government of preserving the Catholic religion.
Extract of a letter from Cadiz, October 15.
A ship from America was chased in here the latter end of last month by an Algerine rover, and narrowly escaped being taken; the pirates were so daring as to fire several shot at her as she was coming into the harbour, and would certainly have followed her in, had not the guns of the fort stopped them: the same rover two days after, fell in with a Portuguese man of war of 40 guns, in the gut of Gibraltar, which she beat off after a fierce and obstinate fight of two hours. The Algerine mounted 32 guns, besides pateraroes, and her crew was composed of near 400 desperate ruffians.
New-York, February 16.
The state convention of New-Hampshire, was to meet at Exeter, on the second Wednesday of this inst. February, viz. last Wednesday, the 13th, and it is probable, by the next eastern post, intelligence will be received respecting them.
Next Tuesday is the day appointed for the meeting of the general assembly of Pennsylvania.
At a meeting of the Society for Political Inquiry, held at Philadelphia on Friday the 8th instant, the following gentlemen were duly elected officers for the present years.
President—His Excellency Ben. Franklin.
Vice Presidents—William Bingham, George Clymer.
Treasurer—Robert Hare.
Secretaries—George Fox, John Bleakley.
The printer of the Albany Gazette, of the 7th inst. says:—He is unable to account for the failure of the New-York papers—for several flags pass he has received from only two of the Printers in that city, and by last evening's stage, none except the Daily Advertiser, from Mr. Childs.
[What comment can be made upon the above! that the paper printed at this office went from the Stage-Office in this city is certain.]
From ALLEN'S New-London Marine List.
Thursday, Jan. 31st. Arrived, sloop Angel, from Cape-Francois, in 31 days.
Friday, Feb. 1st. Arrived, sloop Spencer, in 64 days from St. Eustatia; left two men overboard, in a gale.
Saturday, 2d. Capt. Angel left at the Cape the 1st January, brig Fanny, Waterman, proceeded to Port au-Prince.
Brig Sally, Moses Tryon, do. for Georgia.
Sloop Providence, James Munro, do. for Georgia.
Sloop —, Ingraham, belonging to Middletown.
Brig Flora, Riley, do. Weathersfield.
Brig Silas & Sally, Moses Williams, to Rocky-Hill.
Brig —, Mayes, to Middletown.
Brig —, Scovil, to East Haddam.
On the 31st December, arrived off the Cape, bound in there, sloop Richard, Sylvester Maiber, from this port, all well.
On Tuesday the 22th ult. in lat. 40, in 50 fathom of water, south side Long-Island, spoke the ship Pretty Ann, Stevens, from Carthagena, out three months; bound to New York, in want of provisions, with which he supplied him; he showed Spanish colours.
Off Barnagat, spoke the brig —, Thornton, from Surrinam, bound to Providence, out 30 days.
Sloop Diamond, George Church, off Turk's Island, was brought too by a cruiser from New-Providence, fitted out by governor Dunmore, and strictly searched. The captain informed him no Americans would, in future, be suffered to load with salt at that island. A caution to the brethren in navigation. At Martinico.
Sloop Criss, Jonathan Colfax, from this port, 17 days, sloop Freewason, —, from Stonington, schooner Lucy, Warner, Middletown, sloop Julia He miffed, Hartford, sloop —, Hempsted, Hartford, brig Sally, Rice, Middletown.
Arrived here—last From Rhode-Island.
Brig Intrepid, Folsick, from Aux-Cayes, brig Union, Magill, Martinico, brig Pamela, Buckley, ditto, brig Clarissa, Powers, ditto, Schooner —, Chapman, Aux-Cayes, Schooner —, James Jones, St. Eustatia, Schooner Willing-Maid, Wallace, ditto, sloop Deborah, Ingraham, South-Carolina. At Martinico, a brig from Cape de Verd, belonging to Boston.
Sunday 3d. Arrived, sloop Union, Brainard, from Cape-Francois, in 80 days.
Sloop —, Jereh Rogers, from St. Eustatia, in 47 days, belonging to Long-Island.
Sloop —, Smith, from Guadalupe, belonging to East-Haddam.
Brig Happy, Israel Deming, from St. Croix, in 17 days.
At Aux-Cayes. Sloop —, Pratt, } Both belonging to Sloop —, Pratt, } East-Haddam.
Brig Delight, Pendleton, from Stonington.
Monday 4th. Sailed, sloop Gone-at-last, Coggeshall, belonging to Milford, for the West-Indies.
Wednesday 6th. Sloop —, Goodrich, from the West-Indies, belonging to Weathersfield, is left the south side of Long-Island; crew saved.
Also a sloop bound in, and belonging to Weathersfield, cast on shore at the same time; captain's name unknown.
Brig Marshal, belonging to New-York, cast away at the same place.
From the CHRONICLE of FREEDOM, [Printed at Philadelphia.]
Mr. OSWALD, After reading in your paper of Saturday, the continuation of the Hon. Mr. Martin's information to the Legislature of Maryland of the proceedings of the General Convention, I was almost struck motionless. I have been a warm friend to the proposed constitution, and latterly a doubting friend; but, though I am very sorry to say it, I must now give it up; and I am certain, every unprejudiced, uninterested citizen must agree
with me when I declare, that so far as it will plunge us into those which Americans have never yet experienced. For it is now fully established by the framers of this constitution, themselves, that it will be a DESPOTIC government! Read an extract from the information of Mr. Martin mentioned above: "Nay, so far were the friends of the system from pretending that they meant it, or considered it as a federal system, that on the question being proposed, "That a union of the states merely federal ought to be the sole object of the exercise of the powers vested in the Convention," it was negatived by a majority of the members; and it was resolved that a NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ought to be formed; afterwards the word national was struck out by them, because they thought the word might tend to alarm. And although now, they who advocate the system, pretend to call themselves federalists; in Convention the distinction was just the reverse; those who opposed the system were there considered and filed the federal party, those who advocated it the anti-federal."
Have we not been grossly deceived and imposed upon; was it not delivered to us as a federal system and have not its advocates and framers told us, that "nothing but the supremacy of Domestic Power could govern, protect, and preserve these United States under one consolidated or National Government," then will it not be by their own account, a despotic government?
I am not now surprised that so much exertion was made to prevent discussion. I am not surprised that a convention was to be called at ten days notice, in this state. My eyes are now opened; and I am determined hence forward to oppose what is confessedly a system of despotism, and endeavour to procure amendments, and have a bill of rights affixed to it.
CANDOUR. Phila. February 9th, 1788. [The Printer hereof has taken great pains, and has been at some expense, to obtain the continuation of the hon. Mr. Martin's information to the legislature of Maryland, from Philadelphia; and he is happy to inform his readers, that he is now able (with a little omission) to re-continue it, on Monday, from his Register of the 18th ult.]
SALES by the SHERIFF.
On MONDAY next, At XII o'Clock,
Will be Sold, at the COFFEE-HOUSE, The remaining
LOTS OF LAND,
Which were not Sold on Monday last, Situate in the Out-Ward of this City, between the Broad-Way or George-street, and the Bowry-Lane.
M. WILLET, Sheriff.
By Order of the Hon. Ebenezer Purdy, Esq. one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Westchester:
NOTICE is hereby given by the petitioning creditors of Gilbert Dean, an insolvent debtor, that they shew cause, if any they have, before the said judge, at his house in Upper Salem, on Monday the eighteenth day of February, 1788, at twelve o'clock, why an assignment of the said insolvent's estate should not be made, and he discharged, according to the form of an act of the legislature of the state of New-York, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 19th day of April, 1786.
GILBERT DEAN.
Dated the 3d day of February, 1788. 18c.d.gt. Petitioning Creditors.
Michael Hays, David Conklin, Peter Bant, Glade Leque, Gilbert Drake, Nubery Fowler, Jonathan Corral.
L O S T.
On Tuesday last, between the Hours of eleven and three,
Seven Four Pound Bills,
Wrapped up in a Piece of white Paper: THEY are among the numbers following, viz. 208, 1474, 1857, 3343, 308, 5509, 1802, 177, 3013, 2102, 4148, 4120. Any person who may have found the said BILLS, or either of them, or whoever may detect them in negotiation, and will give such information as will eventually recover said money to the right owner, shall receive one half of the sum with thanks.—Enquire of the PRINTER. New-York, Feb. 14, 1788. 18 c d gt.
Twenty Pounds Reward.
WHEREAS the door of St. Peter's church, in this city, was broke open, on the night of Saturday, the 26th inst. by some person, or persons, unknown, the above reward of Twenty Pounds will be paid by the trustees of said church, to any person or persons who may detect, apprehend, and prove to conviction, the party or parties guilty thereof. New-York, January 30th, 1788. 5 c d
Wanted to CHARTER,
By the MONTH, For Four Months Certain, A VESSEL, FROM eighty to one hundred and twenty tons measurement. For particulars apply to
W. WOOD,
No. 74. Water-street. 14 c d
Government Securities.
CASH, and a generous price, will be given for 20,000 dollars, of such as are generally called Final Settlements, and those signed by J. Nourse.—Enquire at No. 22, Queen-street. JACOB REED, jun. New-York, Feb. 8, 1788. 16 c d
TO BE SOLD,
An EXCELLENT FORTE-PIANNO, Imported from London the 1st Summer. Enquire of PHILIP JACOBS, No. 20, next door but one to the City Tavern Broad-Way.—Feb. 12, 1788. 16 c d

POET'S CORNER.
The following beautiful Verses are the Production of one of our first Literary Characters. They were sent with two Gold finches to a Lady who played admirably on the Guitar.
GO fairest of the feather'd race, And in her service happier prove Then those white doves which draw and grace The chariot of the Queen of love. Her winged son who rules our hearts, To gain your noble slavery, Would give his quiver, bow, and darts, And take fresh arrows from her eye. No choir of all the airy crew, When ev'ry grove with music rings, Can boast a privilege like you, Who bear her touch the speaking strings. While artfully her fingers move, Be sure you strain your little throats, And soon musicians you will prove By imitation of her notes. When these advantages you find, Let me this single favour crave, Put the forgetful nymph in mind Of me your absent fellow-slave. But ne'er regret your native grove, Nor court your ancient liberty; No freedom can so happy prove, As such a sweet captivity.
ANECDOTE
WHEN the Emperor Conrad III, besieged Gulpus, Duke of Bavaria, in the city of Heniburgh, the women, finding that the town could not possibly hold out long, petitioned the Emperor, that they might depart out of it with so much as each of them could carry.
The Emperor knowing they could not convey away many of their effects granted them their petition; when the women, to his great surprize, came out of the place, with every one her husband on her back. The Emperor was so moved at the sight, that he burst into tears, and after having very much extolled the women for their conjugal affection, gave the men to their wives, and received the duke into his favour.
Affixe 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, February 16. 4h. 31m. Aft.
Just imported in the Jeane, Captain Martin, from Glasgow, by
Samuel Campbell,
No. 44 Hanover-square, Corner of the Old-Slip, A large assortment of
BOOKS,
Among which are, THE present state of Nova-Scotia, with an account of Canada; Whitaker's vindication of Mary, Queen of Scots, 3 vol. Miss Grenville, a new novel, 3 vol. Maria, or the Generous Ruffian; Alexander's history of women; Bolinbroke's Miscellanies; Blair's Lectures, 3 vol. Sulby's Memoirs, 5 vol. Cullen's Practice, 4 vol. New-Edinburgh Dispensatory; Smith's Cookery; Martin's Young Gentlemen and Ladies Philosophy, 3 vol. A variety of the best Classics now in use.
S. CAMPBELL has this day published, GULLIVER REVIVED, CONTAINING singular travels, campaigns, voyages and adventures, in Russia, Iceland, Turkey, Egypt, Gibraltar, up the Mediterranean, and on the Atlantic ocean: Also an account of a voyage into the moon, with many extraordinary particulars relative to the cooking animal in that planet, which are here called the human species, by Baron Munchausen; the 4th edition, considerably enlarged.
DR. SPEDIAUR'S PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on the VENEREAL DISEASE; describing the various symptoms, and method of cure in every different state. The third edition, corrected. Price only five shillings sewed.
N. B. The great demand for this treatise, the account of it giving by the Reviewers, and the large extracts made from it by Dr. Duncan, in his medical commentaries, with the recommendation of several eminent Doctors of this city, has induced the editor to present the public with an American edition of the work, printed correctly from the last London edit. and reduced to less than two thirds of the price.
With a great variety of STATIONARY in particular, pocket-books, ink-holders, paper, blank books, quills, wax, wafers, &c.
N. B. SAMUEL CAMPBELL returns his sincere thanks to his customers, and those who have purchased Books or Stationary at his store, and hopes, by his assiduity and attention in keeping an universal assortment of books, and the reasonable prices he sells at, will insure a further continuance of their favors The European, Political, Edinburgh, and Scots MAGAZINES.
S H R U B,
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At his House, nearly opposite the New-Market, in Cherry-street.
JUST PUBLISHED, And TO BE SOLD, By ROBERT HODGE,
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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.
The whole alphabetically digested under the several titles; with a table, directing to the ready finding out the proper matter under those titles.
This book is highly esteemed, and very necessary for gentlemen in the commission of the peace; likewise for every other person who would wish to be acquainted with the laws of the land we live in. 94
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PRIZE-MONEY,
Of the Squadron under John Paul Jones, Esquire
NOTICE is hereby given to those officers and men of the Frigates Alliance and Bon homme Richard, who are entitled to a share in the prizes taken by the Squadron under the command of John Paul Jones, Esq. that a division has been made of the proceeds of such prizes as were sold in France, and that the shares will be paid to the respective claimants, or their legal representatives, on their producing, at this office, sufficient proof that they are the persons, or are empowered by the persons actually entitled to the shares they respectively claim.
Benjamin Walther, Commissioner. Office of accounts, Marine department.
THE UNITED STATES
IN CONGRESS assembled, July 23, 1787.
RESOLVED, That all persons having unliquidated claims against the United States, pertaining to the late commissaries, quartermasters, cloathier's, or marine department, shall exhibit particular abstracts of such claims to the proper commissioner, appointed to settle the accounts of those departments, within eight months from the date hereof; and all persons having other unliquidated claims against the United States, shall exhibit a particular abstract thereof to the controller of the treasury of the United States, within one year from the date hereof; and all accounts not exhibited as aforesaid, shall be precluded from settlement or allowance.
A FEW copies of that much celebrated work of the late Rev. Dr. CHAUNCY, of Boston, "On the Fall, and its consequences," to be had at this Printing-Office
At a Court of Chancery, held at the Chancellor's Chambers, in the City of New-York, the fourth Day of January in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-eight.
PRESENT, The Hon. ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON, Esq. Chancellor.
John Leake, assignee of Charity Smith, Complainant, vs. Thomas Rutter, son and heir at law of John Rutter, deceased. Defendant.
FORASMUCH as it appears to this court, that a bill has been filed therein by John Leake, assignee of Charity Smith, against Thomas Rutter, son and heir at law of John Rutter, deceased, to obtain a decree for the sale of certain premises therein mentioned, to have been mortgaged by the said John Rutter; whereupon process of subpoena to appear, and answer, has been duly issued and returned; and that the said Thomas Rutter has not entered his appearance in this suit, as according to the rules of this court the same ought to have been entered, in case the said process had been duly served, and an affidavit having been made to the satisfaction of this court, that the said Thomas Rutter (as the deponent was informed) had left New-Town, in Queen's county, upwards of six months ago, and that the said Thomas Rutter, was (as the deponent was informed and verily believed) in or near the state of New-York, but had no permanent place of residence, so that the said deponent was unable to serve him with the said process, which issued on the filing of the bill of complaint in this cause; wherefore it is ordered, on motion of Mr. Lawrance, of counsel for the complainant, that the said Thomas Rutter appear to the said bill, on or before the seventh day of March now next ensuing, and in default thereof, that the complainant's said bill be taken pro confesso, to the end, that a decree may be made for a sale of the said premises, or such part thereof as to this court shall appear just and right; and it is further ordered, that a copy of this order, within twenty days from the date hereof, be inserted in, at least, two of the public newspapers printed in the state of New-York, for the space of eight week successively.
Extract from the minutes, 89—8w. f. W. COCK, Register.
FOR SALE, At the STORE of Mr. Barnt Deklyn, No. 39, Maiden-Lane, near the FLY-MARKET, the following
GOODS,
Which will be SOLD at the most reduced
Prices, to wit. A VARIETY of 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 Velvets, A variety of Gloves and Fans, Linens, Sheetings, and Osnabrigs, Marceilles Quilting, Fancy Jacket Patterns, A variety of Plumes and Ribbands, Fancy Shoe Buckles and Buttons.
With a Variety of other Articles, Which he is determined to SELL low, for Jersey (upon the face of the Bill) New-York, or Pennsylvania PAPER MONEY.
Masters & Owners of Vessels
Are hereby informed, THAT they may be supplied with cables, large or small of any length, and cordage of all sizes, made of Peterburg hemp, first quality, at Ivers's Rope-walk, at the head of Mulberry-street, the first left hand turn above the Tea-Water Pump, on such favorable terms as to merit the attention of any gentleman that would wish to lay out his money to the best advantage. Cables spliced, with the addition of any length required, white rope of every sort for city or country use, hambro lines, deep sea lines, hand lead lines, log lines, houseline, and marine, &c. &c. by
H. IVERS, Rope-maker. 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
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to the estate of Gilbert Bryan, of Huntington, Long-Iland, Suffolk county, yeoman, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscriber, assignee of the estate of the aforesaid Gilbert Bryan, the accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons, having claims against said Gilbert Bryan's estate, previous to his discharge under the act of insolvency, are requested immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to
JOHN ARDEN, Junior, Assignee. 42 m.w.f. 3m. New-York, November 15, 1787.
To the Afflicted with WORMS:
LATELY received from the western country, and may be had at No. 41, Beckman-Street, an extraordinary and never-failing WORM POWDER. From long experience it has been found, that three doses of these Powders will effectually destroy the Worms, either in children or grown persons. New-York, Sept. 13, 1787. 32—e. d.
S T A G E.
Morris-Town and Paules-Hook
ON the 14th inst. the subscriber began to run his Stage-Waggon every Tuesday and Friday, from his house in Morris-Town, to Paules-Hook, by the way of Newark, starting at five o'clock each morning. The waggon generally arrives at Jacamiah Smith's, Paules-Hook, about one o'clock of the same day, where it remains until the next morning, nine o'clock, when it returns by the same route, and with an expedition.
The FARE for a passenger, with seven pounds of baggage, is ONE DOLLAR, and the same for one hundred and fifty pound weight.
The waggon, on its route to Paules-Hook, stops at Lawrence's tavern, Springfield, where the passengers may breakfast, if they choose; the next stage is at Major Sayre's, Newark, from whence they proceed to Paules-Hook.
N. B. Letters, to be sent by the above stage, may be lodged at Capt. Crane's, a few doors above the Ferry-house, in Cortlandt-street, New-York, from whence they shall always be safely conveyed to the stage. All letters carried free.
GEORGE OHARA, Morris-Town, August 23, 1787.
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 Talnage Hall, No. 49, Cortlandt Street, (formerly known by the Boston, Albany, and Philadelphia General Stage Office) and has agreed with the proprietors of the Albany and Boston 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 departure; gentlemen passengers and others, are informed that the subscriber keeps a house of entertainment, 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.
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 currencies of the United-States, from the currency of one state into the currency of any other of the United States; and for reducing the currencies of the United-States into sterling, and sterling into the currencies of the said states. Rules for reducing English Money into Irish, and Irish Money into English, according to the par of exchange between both kingdoms. Five different tables of the coins of the United-States of America, agreeable to a resolve of Congress of the 3th 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.
FLAX-SEED,
STORED, Cleared, Purchased and Sold at HARTELL and WOODWARD Flax-seed store lately occupied by Mr. JACOB SARLY, last by Mr. Nash, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. 28—e. d.
A PERSON perfectly acquainted with MERCHANTS 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. —e. d. 32
—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.