The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-04-19 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 93, of VOL. XLII.]
SATURDAY, April 19, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2273.]
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.
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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 fe- 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 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. Joseph Bindon, merchant, New-York, or Ben- jamin Thompson, near Morris-Town.
New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99—e.d.
To be SOLD, At PRIVATE SALE, THE pleasant and valuable FARM whereon the subscriber now lives, about three miles from Flushing town, on the public road lead- ing to the plains, containing about 200 acres of cleared and wood Land, and 16 acres of good salt Meadow. On said Farm is a good Dwelling House and Barn, two good Barracks, corn Crib a Court Yard and Garden in neat pale fence, with a good bearing orchard and other improvements, is remark- ably well watered, and within a few rods of a grist mill. If not sold by the 21st day of April next, it will on that day be sold at Public Vendue. The conditions may be known by applying to the subscriber on the premises.
LAMBERT MOORE.
March 21, 1788. 48—e. d. t. 21 a.
TO BE SOLD, At PRIVATE SALE, a Pleasant situated F A R M, BETWEEN Rack Pond and Fresh Creek, adjoining the sea, at Shrewsbury, in Monmouth county, in the state of N. Jersey, con- taining one hundred and fifty acres. The payment will be made easy to the purchaser, and a good title will be given. For further particulars enquire of PETER OGILVIE, at No. 6, Crown-street. New-York, Feb. 13, 1788. 17
I. Greenwood, SURGEON DENTIST, No. 199 Water-street, opposite the Coffee-House, Performs all Operations incident to the TEETH and GUMS, Transplants Natural, and Substitutes ARTIFICIAL TEETH. And attends abroad upon sending directions
To persevere bravely, Is as far above enterprising greatly, As real courage, is above THAT Created by the fumes of strong drink.
AS Mr. MacPherson has been prevented lectur- ing some time, by the unprovoked malice of Mr. Joseph Corree, keeper of the city Ta- vern, who is a perfect stranger to truth, and good manners; Mr. MacPherson now informs the public, that this night, in the evening, at half past six o'clock, at his own house in George-street No. 21, he gives his introductory lecture on as- tronomy, and the other branches of natural phi- losophy, and concludes on Mechanics. By dis- covering an invention of his own, by which, he makes it plainly appear, that he can make any weight, moveable by man, run up from the ground, to any assignable height; and will also demonstrate, that all the men on earth, cannot make it run down again on the same scale.
While I've a pen, and God keeps me alive, No fox, within sheep's clothing, here shall If I can find him out. [thrive,
Tickets are sold by Mr. MacPherson, at his house in George-street, No. 21, Tickets for the season, at half a guinea; Tickets for the night, half a dollar, Tickets for the night are also sold by Mr. John Greenwood, dentist, No 199, Water-street, opposite the coffee-house.
Mr. MacPherson will lecture from this time till the first of May, upon natural experimental philosophy, every Tuesday and Saturday evenings, and will discover more beneficial properties in the air, more improvements in Mechanics, and electricity, than ever was before discovered by man.
N. B. No doubt, the last assertion will give of- fence to many; and should I not prove what I have asserted—indeed I deserve to be exposed. But I have the happiness to be very certain, that my mas- ter could teach a bird or a beast to teach all the philosophers on earth!
New-York, April 15, 1788.
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Address to the minority of the convention of Pennsylvania.
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Speech of an Indian.
Extract from the memoir of the abbe de Com- merell, on the culture, use and advantages of the difette or scarcity root.
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On the use of oxen in husbandry.
Account of the planet Herschel.
The old bachelor.
Letters to Congress.
Advantages of newspapers.
Anecdote of Sir Joseph Yorke.
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——— of George Whitefield.
Bon mot.
An elegy on lieut. de-Hart.
An ode to Laura.
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Genius of America.
The monkey—a fable.
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HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, Of the State of New-York. POUGHKEEPSIE, March 18, 1788.
[Continued.]
THIS gave rise to a few minutes conversation; in which Mr. Benson was opposed by Mr. Brooks, Mr. Speaker, and Mr. Sickles.
On the question to agree to Mr. Benson's motion.
Affirmative. Messrs. Jones, Carman, J. Smith, Doughty, Wyckoff, Tillotson, J. Cantine, P. Cantine, Benson, Low, Verplanck, Wisner, Younglove, Harrison, Clarke.
Negative. Messrs. Cornwall, Niven, Sylvester, Baker, Patterson, De Witt, Strang, Speaker, Van Orden, Frey, Arent, Powers, Webster, Savage, Schoonmaker, Hedges, Osborn, Graham, Sickles, Brooks, Clinton, Lewis, Tompkins, Havens, N. Smith, Drake, Winn, Veeder, Thomas.
The bill as it came from the senate, was then agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Sickles, a clause was added to release from confinement, all persons who may now be in goal, for the sum of ten pounds and under.
A clause was also added for the releasing from prison, Luke Wingert, and Trientse his wife, and William Hill, confined in the goal of New-York.
The committee then rose and reported the bill; when the additional clauses were ordered to be engrossed.
Adjourned till 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.
Wednesday, March 19, 1788.
The house met pursuant to adjournment.
The bill for giving relief in cases of insolvency, was read a third time.
Before the final question was taken on the bill, on motion of Mr. Harrison a clause was added, making a gratuity of five per cent. to all insolvent debtors, who shall pay fourteen shillings in the pound; with a proviso, that the sum allowed them shall not exceed 200 pounds.
The bill as amended, then passed the house, and was sent to the senate for concurrence.
A message was received from the senate, that they had passed the tax bill, without amendment.
Mr. Graham, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of B. Martlings, praying to be allowed, a pension in consequence of being disabled in the service of the United States, reported that the prayer therefore ought to be granted.
The said report was referred to a committee of the whole house.
The bill for the relief of the creditors of William Vanderlocht was read a third time.
A motion was made by Mr. Jones to recommit the bill. This was negatived.
On the question for passing the bill, a division was called.
Affirmative. Messrs. Carman, Cornwall, Winant, Niven, Wyckoff, Sylvester, Tearse, Patterson, De Witt, Strang, Van Orden, Frey, Arent, Tillotson, Powers, J. Cantine, P. Cantine, Hedges, Osborn, Graham, Sickles, Younglove, Brooks, John Livingston, Clinton, Lewis, Tompkins, N. Smith, Drake, Winn, Clarke, Veeder. 32
Negative. Messrs. Jones, J. Smith, Doughty, Baker, Savage, Schoonmaker, Bruyn, Bloom, Low, Benson, Verplanck, Wisner, Harrison, Havens.
Adjourned till to-morrow morning.
[For the conclusion of the proceedings of the house of assembly, our readers are referred to this Journal of Thursday the 3d. inst.]
N U M B E R I.
To the CITIZENS of MARYLAND.
TO you, my fellow citizens, I hold myself in a particular manner accountable for every part of my conduct in the exercise of a trust reposed in me by you, and should consider myself highly culpable if I was to withhold from you any information in my possession, the knowledge of which may be material to enable you to form a right judgment on question wherein the happiness to yourselves and your posterity are involved—Nor shall I ever consider an act of condescension, when impeached in my public conduct, or character, to vindicate myself at your bar, and to submit myself to your decision. In conformity to these sentiments, which have regulated my conduct since my return from the convention, and which will be the rule of my actions in the sequel, I shall, at this time, beg your indulgence, while I make some observations on a publication which the land-holder has done me the honor to address to me, in the Maryland Journal, of the 29th of February last.
In my controversy with that writer, on the subject of Mr. Gerry, I have already enabled you to decide, without difficulty, on the credit which ought to be given to his most positive assertions, and should scarce think it worth my time to notice his charges against myself, was it not for the opportunity it affords me of stating certain facts and transactions, of which you ought to be informed, some of which were undesignedly omitted by me when I had the honor of being called before the house of delegates.
No "extreme modesty" on my part was requisite to induce me to conceal the "sacrifice of resentments" against Mr. Gerry—since no such sacrifice had ever been made nor had any such resentments ever existed—The principal opposition in sentiment between Mr. Gerry and myself, was on the subject of representation; but even on that subject, he was much more conceding than his colleagues, two of whom obstinately persisted in voting against the equality of representation in the senate, when the question was taken in convention upon the adoption of the conciliatory propositions, on the fate of which depended, I believe the continuance of the convention.
In many important questions we perfectly harmonized in opinion, and where we differed, it never was attended with warmth or animosity, nor did it in any respect interfere with a friendly intercourse, and interchange of attention and civilities. We both opposed the extraordinary power over the militia, given to the general government—we were both against the re-eligibility of the president—we both concurred in the attempt to prevent members of each branch of the legislature from being appointable to offices, and in many other instances, although the landholder, with his usual regard to truth, and his usual imposing effrontery, tells me, that I "doubtless must remember Mr. Gerry, and myself never voted alike, except in the instances" he has mentioned. As little foundation is there in his assertion, that I "cautioned certain members to be on their guard against his wiles, for that he and Mr. Mason hold private meetings, where the plans were concerted to aggrandize, at the expence of the small states, old Massachusetts and the antient domin-
on." I need only state facts to refute the assertion. Some time in the month of August, a number of members who considered the system, as then under consideration, and likely to be adopted, extremely exceptionable, and of a tendency to destroy the rights and liberties of the United States, thought it advisable to meet together in the evenings, in order to give a communication of sentiment, and to concert a plan of conventional opposition to and amendment of that system, so as, if possible, to render it less dangerous. Mr. Gerry was the first who proposed this measure to me, and that before any meeting has taken place, and wished they might assemble at my lodgings; but not having a room convenient, we fixed upon another place. There Mr. Gerry and Mr. Mason did hold meetings; but with them also met the delegates from New-Jersey and Connecticut, a part of the delegation from Delaware, an honourable member from South-Carolina, one other from Georgia, and myself—These are the only "private meetings" that ever I knew or heard to be held by Mr. Gerry and Mr. Mason—meetings at which I myself attended until I left the convention and of which the sole object was not to aggrandize the great at the expence of the small, but to protect and preserve, if possible, the existence and essential rights of all the states, and the liberty and freedom of their citizens. Thus my fellow-citizens, I am obliged, unless I could accept the compliment at an expence of truth equal to the landholder's to give up all claim to being "placed beyond the reach of ordinary panegyric," and to that magnanimity which he was so solicitous to bestow upon me, that he has wandered the region of falsehood to seek the occasion.
When we find such disregard of truth even in the introduction, while only on the threshold, we may form some judgment what respect is to be paid to the information he shall give us of what passed in the convention, when he "draws aside the veil"—a veil which was interposed between our proceedings and the public, in my opinion, for the most dangerous of purposes, and which was never designed by the advocates of the system to be drawn aside, or if ever, not until it should be too late for any beneficial purpose—which as far as it is done or pretended to be done, on the present occasion, is only for the purpose of deception and misrepresentation.
It was on Saturday that I first took my seat. I obtained that day a copy of the propositions that had been laid before the convention, and which were then the subject of discussion in a committee of the whole. The secretary was so polite as, at my request, to wait upon me at the state-house the next day (being Sunday) and there gave me an opportunity of examining the journals, and making myself acquainted with the little that had been done before my arrival. I was not a little surprised at the system brought forward, and was solicitous to learn the reasons which had been assigned in its support; for this purpose the journals could be of no service, I therefore conversed on the subject with different members of the convention, and was favored with minutes of the debates, which had taken place before my arrival. I applied to history for what light it could afford me, and I procured every thing the most valuable I could find in Philadelphia, on the subject of governments in general, and on American revolution and governments in particular—I devoted my whole time and attention to the business in which we were engaged, and made use of all the opportunities I had, and abilities I possessed, conscientiously to decide what part I ought to adopt in the discharge of that sacred duty I owed to my country, in the exercise of the trust you had reposed in me—I attended the convention many days without taking any share in the debates, listening in silence to the eloquence of others and offering no other proof that I possessed the powers of speech, than giving my yea or nay when a question was taken, and notwithstanding my propensity to
"endless garrulity," should have been extremely happy if I could have continued that line of conduct, without making a sacrifice of your rights and political happiness.
The committee of the whole house had made but small progress, at the time I arrived, in the discussion of the propositions which had been referred to them; they completed that discussion, and made their report. The propositions of the minority were then brought forward and rejected. The convention had resumed the report of the committee, and had employed some days in its consideration. Thirty days, I believe, or more, had elapsed from my taking my seat before, in the language of the landholder, I "opened in a speech which held during two days." Such, my fellow citizens, is the true state of the conduct I pursued when I took my seat in the convention, and which the landholder, to whom falsehood appears more familiar than truth, with his usual effrontery, has misrepresented by a positive declaration, that without obtaining, or endeavouring to obtain, any information on the subject, I hastily and insolently obtruded my sentiments on the convention, and, to the astonishment of every member present, on the very day I took my seat, began a speech, which continued two days, in opposition to those measures, which, on mature deliberation, had been adopted by the convention.
But I "alone advocated the political heresy, that the people ought not to be trusted with the election of representatives." On this subject, as I would wish to be on every other, my fellow citizens, I have been perfectly explicit in the information I gave to the house of delegates, and which has since been published. In a state government, I consider all power flowing immediately from the people in their individual capacity, have, and ever ought to have, the right of choosing delegates in a state legislature; the business of which is to make laws, regulating their concerns, as individuals, and operating upon them as such; but, in a federal government, formed over free states, the power flows from the people, and the right of choosing delegates belongs to them only mediately through their respective state governments, which are the members composing the federal government, and from whom all its power immediately proceeds; to which state governments, the choice of the federal delegates immediately belongs. I should blush, indeed, for my ignorance of the first elements of government, was I to entertain different sentiments on this subject; and if this is "political heresy," I have no ambition to be ranked with those who are orthodox. Let me here, my fellow citizens, by way of caution, add an observation which will prove to be founded in truth—those who are the most liberal in complimenting you with powers which do not belong to you, act commonly from improper and interested motives, and most generally have in view thereby to prepare the way for depriving you of those rights to which you are justly entitled. Every thing that weakens and impairs the bands of legitimate authority, smoothes the road of ambition; nor can there be a surer method of supporting and preserving the just rights of the people, than by supporting and protecting the just rights of government.
As to the "jargon" attributed to me of maintaining that, notwithstanding each state had an equal number of votes in the senate," the landholder has all the merit of its absurdity; nor can I conceive what sentiment it is that I ever have expressed, to which he, with his usual perversion and misrepresentation, could give such a colouring.
[To be continued.]
New-York, April 19.
YESTERDAY arrived here, under jury mast, the Curacoa packet, Capt. Hamilton, after a tedious passage of 72 days, having lost her mast 40 days ago within 3 days sail of the Hook.
Also, sloop Strumpet, Wheeler, from St. Croix; and Schooner Betsey, Cunningham, from Norfolk.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Philadelphia to his friend in Germantown, dated the 12th current.
"I was last night at Mr. Falconi's little theatre, and was very agreeably entertained with his surprising performances. I regret that you have not yet had an opportunity of seeing him; I have no doubt you would be much pleased, and as he performs for the last time on Tuesday evening, I wish you would come to town and bring Mr. _____ with you; I know he is fond of those curious amusements, and I should be sorry Mr. Falconi left us without your both having that satisfaction."

Extract of a letter from a gentleman of character in the state of Virginia, to his friend in Philadelphia, dated 30th March, 1788.
"You will no doubt be astonished when I inform you that the election of members to serve in the approaching convention have generally been decided in favor of the opponents to the new constitution. Indeed I do not hear of a single instance where an exertion has been made in the opposition to the system, that has not succeeded. Colonel Mason is returned for Stafford county, Col. Grayson for Prince William, Mr. Patrick Henry for Prince Edward, and Mr. E Randolph for Henrico; there remains not a doubt but the exertions of those able and truly patriotic characters, will be crowned with success; and that Virginia will, by a very decided majority reject a measure which I am candid to own at first met with my approbation; but which, I am, on an investigation, convinced will endanger those liberties for which America gloriously contended, during an eight years war."
Philadelphia MARINE LIST.
ARRIVED.
April 9. Brig Experiment, Brown, Madeira, in 10 weeks; Schooner Industry, Denton, Port au Prince, 60 days; sloop Hannah, Loving, Wilmington, N. C.
April 10. Sloop Brilliant, Jenkins, Nantucket; April 11. Sloop Liberty, Wainwright, Antigua; sloop Richmond, Goadman, Richmond; brig Barbadoes, Hodgdon, Barbadoes; brig Planter, Hawkins, St. Croix, 18 days.
April 14. Sloop Harmony, Baldwin, ditto. Sloop William, Scott, Virginia; sloop Speedwell, Cooper, Savanna; Favorite, Betsey, Keown, Norfolk Virginia; sloop Speedwell, Coffin, Nantucket; sloop Hannah, Morton, Teneriffe; Schooner Ceres, Balsey, Bermuda; sloop Betsey Brooks, New York; Schooner Phoebe, Deare, Cape Francois; brig Sophia, Andoll, Port au Prince; sloop Dispatch Train, Cape Francois; sloop Charming Polly, Elwood, Alexandria Virginia; brig Hope, Gadolan, Lisbon; brig Deligence, Brooks, Bristol; ship Commerce, Bell, Madras; brig Union, White, Martinico, 20 days.
For the DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER.
MR. GREENLEAF,
Please to insert the inclosed in your useful paper, and you will oblige many who love
ORDER, DECENCY, JUSTICE, & PEACE.
ALL popular tumults are justly dreaded by every peaceable citizen, and should, if possible, be discouraged and suppressed, as a train of consequences highly injurious to society frequently attend such irregular commotions. But the conduct of some physicians, in this city, has for many months past made such deep impressions upon the public mind, and so harrowed up the feelings of the people, that the present violent proceedings are not matter of surprise, but have been actually expected and foretold by many who were acquainted with the cause, and could easily prognosticate the consequence; the savages protect their dead, and it is no wonder that those whose sensibility is more refined, should resent every outrage committed upon their burial grounds. It is true, the faculty must sometimes dissect, in order to teach their pupils, and make such preparations as may, in various cases, prove beneficial to mankind—but these great ends, have always heretofore been answered by such prudent and cautious methods, as have never alarmed the minds of the people, either malefactors whose bodies were forfeited to the community, or some forlorn couple, to which none claimed connection, were privately made use of, and it is well known, that with care and proper delicacy, one, or at least two subjects, are abundantly sufficient to answer every purpose of anatomical dissections for a whole season—but the business has been conducted here in such a shameless and wanton manner, as to raise a tumult of passions before unknown among us. Mourning families are brought into new and very singular distress; many have been robbed of their dead, or forced to watch the graves, or made horrid searches to see if the corpse was yet in its coffin—there never was, perhaps, in a well regulated society a greater outrage deliberately and frequently committed; nor the feelings of a whole city more impudently insulted, by unprincipled youths or some of their imprudent masters. [Some only, for all the physicians are not guilty; many of them, it is well known, are worthy and eminent men, and execrate these proceedings as much as any of the inhabitants can do; and they deserve, and will certainly receive protection and respect.]
It is no wonder the spirit of the citizens is aroused, it is not only the vulgar, but all ranks join in condemning these scandalous enormities; and there is no doubt, but this specimen of the public resentment, will fully check the practice of stealing the dead, and prevent the hospital from being any longer a shocking shamble of human flesh. But in order effectually to quiet the fears of the people and persuade the citizens to desist from all disorderly proceedings, it is proper to remind them, that the laws have not left us altogether unprovided with a sufficient remedy, and there is no necessity of appealing to personal violence, and disturbing the peace of the city in the present instance. The common law of England is adopted as one of the principles of our jurisprudence, and what is practised there, in similar cases, is also, for the most part, law with us. Such practice cannot be better illustrated than by reciting a case which was adjudged in London on July 4, 1755, and may be found in the
Gentleman's Magazine, vol. xxv. page 328, and is as follows:—"John Sims and Francis Coy were convicted at Hick's Hall, of stealing out of the burying ground of St. James's Clarkwell, the corps of a male infant, and were sentenced to be whipped from Porters-Block to the end of Swan-Alley, in John-street, and to suffer one year's imprisonment in New-Gate;"—the crime of Mr. Sims and Mr. Coy was exactly the same with which those, who are now the objects of public resentment are said to be chargeable.—And the citizens may rest assured, that as our laws can take cognizance of the offence, so our magistrates will exert themselves for that purpose; the grand jury may soon investigate the matter, and if proof can be obtained, justice will certainly take place, and tranquility be restored to the public mind.
To the independent ELECTORS of the city, and county of New-York.
A NUMBER of your fellow citizens impressed with as deep a sense of the importance of the present crisis as those who have published a ticket for your approbation, signed by Mr. Thomas Randal as CHAIRMAN, beg leave to propose the following gentlemen for your support and choice at the ensuing election.
As DELEGATES for the Convention.
George Clinton, John Lawrence, Isaac Roosevelt, Marinus Willett, Richard Morris, William Denning, and John Jay, Nicholas Bayard, Alexander Hamilton,
As members of the SENATE.
Ezra L'Hommedieu, Stephen Ward, David Gelson, and
As members of the ASSEMBLY.
Jonathan Lawrence, Daniel McCormick, William W. Gilbert, Melancthon Smith, Marinus Willett, William Denning, and Morgan Lewis, Anthony Post, Julian Verplank,
NOTICE is hereby given to the
creditors of Abraham Schenk, of Newtown, Queen's county, and others, whom it may concern, that all his estate, both real and personal, will be sold, at public vendue, on Monday the 5th of May next.—The real estate, consisting of his right in two lots opposite the Oswego market, claimed by Messrs. Hogeland and others, and one fourth part of a tract of land containing by estimation about 3000 acres, lying on the Mohawk river, in company with William Walton and others, will be sold at the Coffee-House, at twelve o'clock on said day—and the personal estate will be sold at Newtown, Queen's county, at the house of Jacobus D. B. Vays, near the Newtown Landing, on Tuesday the 6th day of May next, consisting of farmers utensils, &c.
GARRET RAPALJE,
Assignee to the estate of ABRAHAM SCHENK, New-York, April 18, 1788. 73-fth.
WAS FOUND,
Some time past, in JAMES-STREET,
A SADDLE.
Enquire of the Printer. New-York, April 18, 1788. 73-fth.
To be SOLD Cheap, At PRIVATE SALE,
A FARM,
THE place which WILLIAM PROVOOST formerly occupied, which for elegance of situation is perhaps equal to any in the state of New-Jersey; it lies three quarters of a mile from the church of Hackinack, and extends from the river up the road towards Paramus, being intersected by the road leading to the New-Bridge: on the lot next the river is a stone DWELLING-HOUSE, two story high in front, and three in rear, having a fine dry Celler and a Dwelling-Room underneath on the ground floor (being built on the declivity of a hill) with a large Kitchen adjoining: Also, a Poultry-House and a new Barn: in the rear of the Dwelling-House is a beautiful Green, ornamented with Fruit-Trees; between which and the river, lies a valuable piece of meadow, yielding about twenty-four loads of English hay yearly: to the rear of the meadow is a spacious and substantial Dock, newly made, on which is a store with a large quantity of ashes, an extraordinary Spring and well at the dwelling house, from which the meadow may be watered: There is also a Garden with a variety of the best Fruit-Trees: On the lot on the opposite side on the road stands a commodious Store, commanding the trade of the back country; also a young Orchard of good Fruit-Trees. The whole of the place contains about thirty-four or five acres, twelve of which are Wood-Land; the Land has been well manured with ashes; the whole of the Land enclosed with a new substantial fence. The beauty of this situation, and its advantages for trade, make it eligible either as a Country Seat, or a place of business. To be sold in three different Lots, or the whole together, as may best suit the purchaser: For terms apply to DIRCK LEFFERTS, in Maiden-Lane, No 21, New-York, who will give a good title for the same. The conditions of payment will be made easy to the Purchaser. If any person wants to view the place, apply to D. LEFFERTS, he will send a Person with him.
William-Street.
To be Let and entered upon by the 1st May, THE House opposite the North-
Church, at present occupied by Mr. Joseph King; it's stand is good for any kind of business, but it would particularly suit a person in the Shop Line, as it has been for some years past successfully occupied as such.—For particulars apply to Richard Davis, Great George-street, corner of Robinson-street. 73
WHEREAS RICHARD BAYLIS, of Goshen, in the county of Orange and late colony of New-York, for securing the payment of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six-pence, current money of the state of New-York, with lawful interest for the same according to the condition of a certain bond or obligation bearing date the twenty-fifth day of June, 1777, and executed by the said Richard Baylis to John Leake, of the city of New-York, did by indentures of lease and release, bearing date respectively the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth days of June, in the said year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-one, mortgage to the said John Leake: All that certain piece or parcel of LAND, situate, lying and being in Goshen, in the county of Orange, known by being part of lot No. 6, beginning at the south east corner of the lands conveyed by Ebenezer Holly to Jonah Seely, then running north westerly along said Seely's land, and land of Ebenezer Holly, to a ditch on the south side of said Holly's meadow, thence south westerly along said ditch to Benjamin Gale's lands, thence south-easterly along said Gale's land and the land of Jeremiah Coleman to the high way, then along the high way to the place of beginning; containing seven acres, to have and to hold, the said tract of land with the appurtenances thereby intended to be granted, and released; and every part and parcel thereof, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders thereof, unto the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns for ever—In which said indenture of release is contained a covenant, that in case it should so happen that the said sum of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six-pence, with the interest, or any part thereof should remain due and unpaid on the 24th day of June then next ensuing, the date of the said indenture of release, then and in such case it should and might be lawful for the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns to sell the said tract of land and premises thereby granted, or any part thereof, at Public Vendue, or otherwise, as to him or them shall seem meet to any person or persons for such sum or sums of money as might be reasonably had for the same, and out of the monies arising by the sale thereof to retain and keep in his hands the said sum of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six-pence, and the interest that might be due thereon, together with the costs and charges of such sale or sales, rendering the overplus, if any the said be should be, to the said Richard Baylis, his executors, administrators, or assigns, which sale or sales so to be made by virtue of the said indenture of mortgage should be, and hereby were declared to be a full and absolute perpetual bar, both in law and equity, against him the said Richard Baylis, his heirs, executors, and administrators, and all claiming under him, and of all benefit and equity of redemption of the premises or any part thereof:—And whereas the said John Leake, in and by a certain instrument in writing under his hand and seal duly executed, bearing date the twelfth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, did assign, transfer, and set over unto Coe Gale, of the county of Orange and state of New-York, merchant, the aforesaid bond and mortgage, and all monies due and to grow due thereon, together with all the right, title, and interest of him the said John Leake, of, in, and to the said mortgaged premises:—And whereas the whole of the principal sum, together with a great arrear of interest still remains due, and unpaid—These are therefore to give notice to all persons interested in the said premises, that unless the said one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six-pence, together with the interest due and to grow due thereon, is paid and discharged on or before the fifteenth day of October next, the said mortgaged premises will be sold at Public Vendue, at the Coffee-house in the city of New-York, on the said fifteenth day of October next, at eleven o'clock in forenoon of the same day, pursuant to the directions of a certain act of the legislature of the late colony of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed the nineteenth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four. COE GALE. New-York, April 11, 1788. 67-f6m.
For St. THOMAS.
To SAIL in ten Days, The SCHOONER, POLLY, ADAM TODD, Master.
FOR freight or passage apply to SMITH and WYCKOFF, or to the Master on Board at Constable, Rucker, and Co's Wharf, New-York, April 16, 1788. 71-e.d.
Wanted Immediately,
A FEMALE SERVANT,
to attend a Lady on her Passage to Holland. None need apply but who can be well recommended. Enquire of the Printer. New-York, April 17, 1788. 72-e.d.
JUST IMPORTED.
In the Ship JUNO, from Havre-de-Grace, and ships PHILADELPHIA and GRACE from Amsterdam,
And to be SOLD at the STORE No. 161, Queen-street, opposite Beckman's-Ship, By DE LUZE DE MONTMOLLIN, and COMPANY,
A general Assortment of
DRY GOODS,
Consisting of the following ARTICLES, viz CHINTZES, Kid Gloves, Callicoës, Ribbons, Lutestrings, Hair Ribbons, Cambricks, Watches, Silk Hose, Umbrellas, &c.
THIS DAY is PUBLISHED, By the Printer hereof,—Price 6 Coppers AN ACT,
To REGULATE the EXPORTATION of FLAX-SEED AND LUMBER, Passed the 1st of March, 1788.
THE ARTE.
By the Old AMERICAN COMPANY. Mr. Wignell's Night.
On MONDAY, Evening the 21st of April, Will be presented, A COMEDY, CALLED
Love makes a Man;
OR The Fop's Fortune.
To which will be added (never performed) A Musical FARCE,
CALLED The BANDITTI,
OR The Castle of Andalusia, Altered from the Comic Opera of that Name Written by Mr. O'Keefe, Author of the POOR SOLDIER, &c. &c. VIVAT RESPUBLICA.
The PROPRIETORS of the New-York and Philadelphia NEW LINE
***STAGE AND FOUR HORSES***
STAGES,
Owned by Cumming & Ward, at Newark, and by Michael Dennison, in Philadelphia, RESPECTFULLY inform their friends and the public, that their Stages leave Powles-Hook every afternoon (except Saturday) at 4 on their route for Philadelphia, proceed by Newark to Elizabeth Town that evening—Leave Elizabeth Town, and Michael Dennison's George Inn, Philadelphia, at three o'clock every morning, except Sunday, and drive to Philadelphia and Powles-Hook that day.
On Monday the 21st of April an extra Stage will start for the accommodation of select parties, and those gentlemen and ladies who wish to indulge themselves in the morning, or who fear the bad effects of the early air. This stage will leave Powles-Hook at seven o'clock, and Philadelphia at eight o'clock every morning (except Saturday and Sunday) and proceed with the same speed as the early stage.
The expence of the stage to each passenger will be Three Spanish Milled Dollars from Powles-Hook to Philadelphia, and Four-pence per mile for all war passengers. One hundred and fifty weight baggage the same as a passenger—Fourteen weight of baggage gratis.
The expedition, lowness of fare, and certainty of arrival, must convince the public, that this route is preferable to the Amboy, as the journey is performed in half the time.
Letters, Newspapers, &c. left at the New-York, Albany, and Philadelphia stage office, kept by Christopher Beckman, in Courtland-street, New-York, and with Mr. Michael Dennison, at the George Inn, corner of Arch and Second-street, Philadelphia, will be safely conveyed gratis.
JOHN CUMMING, MATTHIAS WARD, THOMAS EGBERT, JOHN GULICK, ROBERT STOCKTON, DAVID HAMILTON, JOS. VANDEGRIFT, JOSEPH DAVIS, MICHAEL DENNISON, April 11, 1788. 67 e.d
Government Securities.
CASH, and a generous p i e, will be given for such as are generally called FINAL SETTLEMENTS, LOAN-OFFICE, NO. 161, signed by J. Nouse, and INTEREST FACILITIES—Also, those of this state, Connecticut, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Enquire at No. 20. Queen-street.
JACOB REED, jun. Who also Exchanges and Re-exchanges the Paper Currency of this State, and SPECIE;
And negotiates on Commission any Business respecting the Public Funds.
TO BE SOLD,
That pleasantly situated
House and Lot of Ground,
NEARLY opposite Old Trinity Church-Yard, the corner of French Church-street, and Broad-Way, now in the occupation of the Honorable Board of Treasury, and rents for 120l. per annum.—For further particulars enquire of Col. Isaac Stouckenburgh, corner of Dyer-street, North-River, or Elias Newlon, No. 8, Burling-slip.—Also, TWO LOTS adjoining each other on the corner of Verlatenberg Hill and New-street. New York, March 10, 1788. 38 6t. 2w.
WANTS EMPLOY,
A PERSON who can be well recommended, as a STORE or SHOP KEEP either of English or West-India Goods—Enq of the PRINTER.
N. B. Whether the store or Shop be in or or any other City, or in the Country, there would be no objection.
The Partnership of Jam
Shuter & Co. being dissolved—All persons indebted to them are requested to make immediate payment to James Shuter, and those who have demands on them will please to call on him for payment. New-York, April 10, 1788. 66

POET'S CORNER.
THE TIMES GOE BY TURNS.
A curious old SONG.
T HE lopp'd tree in time may flow again. Moft naked plants renew both fruite and flow- er: The forfiet wight may find releafe of paine, The dryeft foile fucke in fome moyftning flower. Times goe by turns, a d chancees change by courfe, From foule to faire; from better hap to worfe. The fea of fortune doth not ever flow, Shee draws her favors to the loweft ebbe; Her rides have equall times to come and goe, Her loome doth weave the fine & courfeft webbe, No joy fo great, but runneth to an end: No hap fo hard, but may in fine amend. Not alwaies fall of leafe, nor ever fpring, No endleffe night, nor yet eternall day: The faddeft birds a feafon find to fing, The rougheft ftorme a calme may foone allay, Thus with fucceeding turns God tempereth all: That man may hope to life, yet feare to fall. A chancee may winne what by milchancee was loft, That net that holds no great, takes little filh; In fome things all, in all things none are croft, Fewe all they need, but none have all they wift. Unmeddle joves here to no man befall: Who leaft, hath fome, who moft, hath never all.
Affize of BREAD.
As Eftablifhed December 5, 1787. A Loaf of infpected fuperfine Wheat Flower, weight Two Pounds Five Ounces for fix-pence A Loaf of Rye Flour to weigh One pound Twelve Ounces for three-pence.
HIGH WATER.
This Day, April 19. 8h. 34m. Morn.
FOR SALE, At the STORE of
Mr. Barnt Deklyn,
No. 39, Maiden-Lane, near the FLY-MARKET, the following
G O O D S,
Which will be SOLD at the moft reduced Prices, to wit.
  A VARIETY of Mantuas and other Gown Silks, Sarcenets, Petticoats, and Modes, Chintzes, Printed Linens, and Cottons, Fancy Shawls and Handkerchiefs, Jeans, Jeanetts, and India Dimities, A quantity of Linen and  Cotton Checks, Spotted and plain Vel- vets, A variety of Gloves and Fans, Linens, Sheetings, and Oznabrigs, Marseilles 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 Penn- ylvania PAPER MONEY.
THE PUBLIC
ARE RESPECTFULLY INFORMED, T HAT the fubfcriber has lately removed from Princeton, New-Jersey to this city, and now keeps the houfe lately kept by Tal- mage Hall, No. 49, Cortland-ftreet (commonly known by the Bolton, Albany, and Philadelphia General ftage-office) and has agreed with the pro- prietors of the Albany and Bolton ftages, to make his houfe the public ftage-houfe. Thofe ladies and gentlemen who wish to take paffage in either of their ftages, will pleafe to leave their names with the fubfcriber the evening before the ftage's departure; gentlemen paffengers and others, are informed that the fubfcriber keeps a houfe of en- tertainment; and accommodates gentlemen with boarding and lodging. Every attention will be paid to thofe who pleafe to favour him with their cuftom.
N. B. The gentlemen of the city are informed that the fubfcriber has a large convenient affembly room, which he propofes to let during the winter feafon, or longer if required.
CHRISTOPHER BEEKMAN.
New-York, Nov. 13, 1787. 51—th.
FLAX-SEED, STORED, Cleaned, Purc'ased and Sold at HARTELL and WOODWARD's Flax-feed Store lately occupied by Mr. JACOB SARLY, laft by Mr. Naft, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. 38—e.d.
Published this Day,
And to be SOLD, By ROBERT HODGE,
No. 123, Queen-Street, and at
This PRINTING-OFFICE,
An Address to the people of the ftate of New-York; fhewing the neceffity of making AMENDMENTS to the conftitu- tion propofed for the United States, pre- vious to its ADOPTION."
To which is added, by way of poftfcript, fome STRICTURES on a pamphlet, lately published, entitled, "An Addrefs to the people of the ftate of New-York, on the fubject of the propofed conftitution, &c."
By a PLEBEIAN.
To the Friends of Science.
I T has long been the univerfal wish, that the pub- lic might be furnifhed with an accurate Geo- graphical and Topographical Grammar of the Uni- ted States.
Geographers of foreign countries, not being pos- fessed of the proper materials, and not equally in- terefted in this part of their fubject, have filled their accounts of thefe ftates with numerous inaccu- racies. It is time thefe inaccuracies were corrected. We are independent of Great-Britain, and are no longer to look up to her for a defcription of our own country.
Several gentlemen of abilities, have, in detached pieces, gratified the public with ample and accurate- defcriptions of feveral parts of the United States; but no collective defcription of the whole has been attempted, except in a fmall duodecimo volume, published by the fubfcriber in 1784, which, though imperfect on account of the infant ftate of geogra- phical knowledge in America, was well received by a candid public, and an edition of 1500 copies fpeedily fold.
This encouragement has determined him to pub- lish again on the fame fubject. For the purpofe of collecting more ample and accurate materials than he formerly poffeffed, he has travelled through all the ftates, and has been favoured with the commu- nications of gentlemen well qualified to give infor- mation on fo important a fubject; and has likewife eftablished a correfpondence with feveral refpec- table characters in different ftates, from whom he has every reafon to expect a valuable addition to the materials already collected; yet as all the informa- tion that can be obtained on a fubject fo extensive, variegated and interefting, is greatly to be defired, and every man of fcience may have it in his power to contribute fome obfervations which may be ufe- ful, the fubfcriber will feel himfelf particularly obliged to any gentleman who will be fo kind as to furnifh him with answers to all, or any of the an- nexed enquiries, viz.
 1. The boundaries and extent of the feveral ftates, and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal places.  2. Defcriptions of the rivers, their fources, cour- fes, lengths, how far navigable, how high does the tide rife—and what filh do they produce. A def- cription 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 hiftory. What are the evidences to fup- port the opinion that the flat country in the fouth- ern and middle ftates was formerly occupied by the wa- ters of the ocean, and that the land below the hills and mountains has been made fince the flood.  4. Natural and artificial curiofities, caverns, caf- cades, &c.  5. State of commerce, manufactures and agricul- ture, exports and imports, balance of trade. The number of veflels which annually enter at the cus- tom-houfes in the feveral fea ports of the United States.  6. Civil divifions of the feveral ftates, the num- ber and names of the feveral diftricts, counties, and towns, their extent, latitude and longitude, num- ber of inhabitants, and diftance and bearing from the capital of the ftate. Particular defcriptions of the principal towns are requcfited *.  7. Population—from whence are emigrations, to what places, and how numerous. Of what nations are the inhabitants of the ftates compofed, or whence originated—proportion of the flaves.  8. Climate, difeafes and their caufes—longevity of the inhabitants—what proportion die in infancy.  9. Religion, number of churches of different de- nominations—by what methods are minifters fup- ported.  10. State of the practice of law and phyfic.  11. Societies for the advancement of fcience and humanity.  12. State of literature, colleges, academies, fchools and their funds.  13. Characters who have diftinguifhed themfelves in the late war by their patriotifm.  14. An eftimate of the damages fuftrained in the late war, in the feveral ftates.  15. A defcription of the adjacent Iflands.  16. Manners, cuftoms, diverfions and diefs.  17. Conftitution, policy—general account of the laws—what political principles predominate in the feveral ftates.  18. Military and marine ftrength.  19. Public revenue and expences—mode of le- vying taxes.  20. Indians, their tribes, languages, numbers, characters and difpofitions towards the United States.  21. The fociety of Cincinnati, their laws and in- fluence and the nature and political tendency of their eftablifhment.  22. Hiftory. 
N. B. The fubfcriber wishes to avail himfelf of the advantage of all the moft 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.
Thofe gentlemen, who may be fo obliging as to favor the above defign, by communications, are re- quefted to forward them to Meffrs. R. Aitken, or W. Spottwood, Philadelphia; Meffrs. Spottwood and Clarke, bookfellers, Baltimore; Rev. Mr. Keith, Alexandria; the honorable H. Williamson Edenton, North-Carolina; the honorable D. Ram- fay, Meffrs. Wright and Co. Charlefton; the ho- norable A. Baldwin and Jofeph Clay, Efquires, Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Aufin, or Jedidiah Morfe, New-Haven.
* This enquiry is made for the purpofe of col- lecting 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 ufeful. This might eafily be done if one well-informed gentleman, in each town would fpend one half hour for the purpofe. In this time the gentleman might throw together every important circumftance relative to the towns, at which they refpectively refide.
with their names fubfcribed, and the places of their refidence, that the author may have the pleafure of knowing to whom he is indebt for their friend- ly affiftance. JEDIDIAH MORSE.
If the feveral Printers, in the United States, feel difpofed to favor the above defign, and will give this Advertifement a place in their refpective papers for a few weeks, and will receive and for- ward to New-Haven, any communications which may be handed them by friends to the defign, they may thereby contribute to the public good, and will peculiarly oblige their humble fervant.
Philad. Aug. 7, 1787. J. M.
Remaining on Hand, And T O B E S O L D At this Printing-Office, No. 25, Water-ftreet, A Few M A P S,
Of the interior parts of North-America, includ- ing the lands intended for the NEW STATES, fome of which are felling, and others already difpofed of by order of Congrefs.
ORDERS are juft received, by the printer here of, to fell thefe Maps at a much cheaper rate than they have yet been fold. The plates were cut and the impreffions 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 fold, included in the price of the map, a pamphlet, containing 67 large octavo pages, with plates and figures, entitled, a Topographical Defcription of Virginia, Penn- fylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, compre- hending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Chero- kee, Wabaff, Illinois, Miffiffippi, &c. The cli- mate, foil, and produce, whether animal, vegeta- ble, or mineral; the mountains, creeks, roads, difances, latitudes, &c. and of every part, laid down in the Map.
By THOMAS HUTCHINS, Efq. Late Captain and Engineer in the Britifh army, and now Geographer General to the United States of America. With a plan of the rapids of the Ohio, a plan of the feveral villages in the Illinois country, a table of the diftances between Fort Pit and the mouth of the Ohio, all engraved upon copper.—And an Appendix, containing Mr. Pa- trick Kennedy's Journal up the Illinois river, and correct lift 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 fuperior foil to any other part of North America that I have feen. It produces fine oak, hickory, cedar, mulberry trees, &c. fome dying roots and medicinal plants;—hops, and excellent wild grapes, and in the year 1769, one hundred and ten hogheads of ftrong wine, were made by the French fettlers, from thefe grapes. A large quantity of fugar is also annually made from the juice of the maple tree; and as the mulberry trees are large and nu- merous, I prefume the making of filk will employ the attention and induftry of the fettlers, when the country is more fully inhabited than it is at prefent, and epecially as the winters are much more mode- rate and favourable for the breed of filk worms, than they are in many of the fea coaft provinces. Indigo may likewife be fuccefsfully cultivated— (but not more than two cuttings in a year) wheat, peas, and Indian corn thrive well, as does every fort of grain and pulfe, that is produced in any of the old colonies. Great quantities of tobacco are also yearly raifed by the inhabitants of the Illinois, both for their own confumption and that of the Indians; but little has hitherto been exported to Europe. Hemp grows fponaneoufly, and is of a good texture; its common height is 10 feet, and its thicknefs three inches (the latter reckoned within about a foot of the root) and with little labour, any quantity may be cultivated. Flax feed has hither- to been only raifed in fmall quantities. There has however been enough produced to fhew, that it may be fown to the greateft advantage. Apples, pears, peaches, and all other European fruits fuc- ceed admirably. Iron, copper, and lead mines, as also falt fprings, have been difcovered in dif- ferent parts of this territory. The two latter are worked on the Spanifh fide of the Miffiffippi, with confiderable advantage to the owners. There is plenty of filh in the rivers, particularly Cat, Carp, and Perch, of an uncommon fize.—Savannahs, or natural meadows, are both numerous and exten- five; yielding excellent grafs, and feeding great herds of buffaloes, deer, &c. ducks, teal, geefe, fwans, cranes, pelicans, turkeys, pheafants, partridges, &c. fuch as are feen in the fea coaft Colonies, are in the greateft variety and abundance.—In fhort, every thing, that a reafonable mind can defire, is to be found, or may, with little pains, be produced here.
New-York, Jan. 17, 1788. 99 e.d.
T O B E S O L D, At PRIVATE SALE, A LOT of LAND,
SITUATE on City Ifland, Weft- cheffer county, about 20 miles up the Eaft- River from New-York.
The above Lot contains eight acres of land, and is well fituated for a garden fpot, for the fupply of this city with vegetables, or tavern for the watermen. On this lot is a fmall tenement, with one chimney only, and a never failing fpring of fresh water. The excellence of this fpot is too univerfally known, to require any particular defcription.
It was formerly the property of Mr. Gilead Hunt, who, by a deed of gift, con- veyed it to Mrs. JEMIMA PELL (widow of the late Jofeph Pell, of the Manor of Pelham) by whom a good title will be given.—Enquire at No. 25 Water-ftreet.
To be SOLD CHEAP, At PRIVATE SALE,
T HE place which William Pro- voft formerly occupied, which for elegance of fituation is perhaps equal to any in the ftate of New-Jersey; it lies three quarters of a mile from the church of Hackiafack, and extends from the ri- ver up the road towards Paramus, being interfected by the road leading to the New-Bridge: on the lot next the river is a STONE DWELLING-HOUSE, two ftories high in front, and three in rear, having a fine dry-cellar, and a dwelling-room underneath on the ground floor (being built on the declivity of a hill) with a large kitchen adjoining: Also, a poultry-houfe and a new barn; in the rear of the dwelling-houfe is a beautiful green, ornamented with fruit-trees; between which and the river, lies a valuable piece of meadow, yielding about twenty- four loads of Englifh hay yearly: to the rear of the meadow is a fpaacious and fubftantial dock, newly made, on which is a ftore with a large quan- tity of affhes, an extraordinary fpring and well at the dwelling-houfe, from which the meadow may be watered: there is also a garden with a variety of the beft fruit-trees: on the lot on the oppofite fide of the road, ftands a commodious ftore, com- manding trade of the back country; also a young orchard of good fruit trees. The whole of the place contains about thirty-four or five acres, twelve of which are wood land; the land has been well manured with affhes; the whole of the land enclo- fed with a new fubftantial fence.
The beauty of this fituation, and its advantages for trade, make it eligible either as a country feat or a place of bufinefs. To be fold in three different lots, or the whole together, as may beft fuit the purchafer; if not fold by the firft day of April next, then to be rented. For terms apply to DIRCK LEFFERTS , in maiden-lane, No. 21, New-York, who will give a good title for the fame.
The Conditions of payment will be made easy to the Purchafer.
If any perfon wants to view the place, apply to D. Lefferts, he will fend a perfon with him.
New-York, Elizabeth Town, and Philadelphia
New Stage Line.
T HE frequent neglect of bufinefs, by fome of the proprietors of the former line of ftages, has compelled the fubfcribers, who were concerned, to withdraw themfelves, and to join in eftablifhing a new line. By ftrict attention to their bufinefs—by keeping their coaches and horfes in good order—and by employing none but fober drivers, they hope to meet their favors of the public.
The ftage will leave Paules-Hook, every after- noon, at 3 o'clock, Saturdays excepted; the ftage boats also ply every day from White-Hall to Eli- zabeth-Town Point. From Mr. Crane's, at Eli- zabeth-Town Point, the ftage will fet out every morning (except Sunday) and run through Bridge- town in Raway, Woodbridge, New-Brunfwick, Princeton, Trenton, and Briftol, to the Indian-Queen in Fourth-ftreet, Philadelphia, in one day, for the moderate price of THREE HARD DOLLARS for each paffenger, with the allowance of 14wt of baggage; and all way-paffengers at FOUR PENCE per mile.
One hundred and fifty weight baggage the fame price as a paffenger, viz. Four Pence per Mile.
No racing allowed in this line. JOHN MERCEREAU, JOHN HEARD, CHARLES BASONETT, WILLIAM KERLIN.
Masters & Owners of Veffels
Are hereby informed, T HAT they may be fupplied with cables, large or fmall, of any length, and cord- age of all fizes, made of Peterfburg hemp. fift quality, at Ivers's Rope-walk, at the head of Mul- berry-ftreet, the firft left hand turn above the Tea- Water Pump, on fuch favourable terms as to merit the attention of any gentleman that would wish to lay out his money to the beft advantage. Cables fliced, with the addition of any length required, white rope of every fort for city or country ufe, hambro lin, deep fea lines, hand lead lines, log lines, houfe lines, and marine, &c. &c. by H. IVERS, Ropemaker.
N. B. The above articles, whether in large or fmall quantities, will be delivered to any part of the city without expence of cartage to the buyer.
S H R U B,
Of the very beft Quality, by the Hogfhead, Bar- rel, or fmall Quantity, F O R S A L E by Charles Tillinghaft, At his Houfe, nearly oppofite the New-Marke- t in Cherry-ftreet.
To the afflicted with WORMS.
L ATELY received from the western country, and may be had at No. 21, Beckman-ftreet, an extraordinary and never-failing W O R M P O W D E R . From long experience it has been found, that three dozes of thefe Powders will effectually deftroy the Worms, either in children or grown perfons. New-York, Sept. 13, 1787. 32— e.d.
New-York RUM
Of excellent Flavour and good Proof F O R S A L E, By Charles Tillinghaft, At the DISTILLERY, near the New Market Cherry-Street, neareft to the Ship-Yards.
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