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The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 12, of VOL. XLIII.]
MONDAY, January 14, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2190.]
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 to those who nobly conceive—that the dearly purchased freedom and independence of America is a sacred deposit, to be nurtured, supported, and transmitted, unimpaired, by the present possessors, to millions yet unborn. To this end it is necessary, that the body of the people (who must ever, in free countries, be supposed the supporters of freedom) be well informed of the nature of any government that may be proposed for their adoption; therefore, free discussions on that momentous topic, as well as interesting intelligence from the several quarters of the world, are necessary to be universally disseminated.
By printing only one paper per week, as heretofore, one half of the essays communicated, and all that might be copied from other papers, were, in general, unavoidably neglected: in a Daily paper there will be room for all that may be worthy insertion. In this paper, FREE and IMPARTIAL discussion, that is, decent and well written ESSAYS, on either side of any important public topic, SHALL FIND FREE ACCESS.
As the principal support of a Daily paper is derived from Advertisements, Gentlemen in the mercantile line, and all others who occasionally advertise, are earnestly requested to prefer this new undertaking, which favor shall be gratefully acknowledged by the strictest attention being paid to correctness and propriety. Advertisements shall be inserted as reasonably as by any printer in the city.
The great expence with which a Daily paper will be attended, at first, is too well known to require any apology for the REQUISITION, on subscribing, expressed in the Conditions, or for the warmth of the solicitations, for the continuation of PUBLIC PATRONAGE, with which the following PROPOSALS are introduced by the public's greatly obliged,
And very humbly Servant, THOMAS GREENLEAF.
New-York, November 12, 1787.
PROPOSAL
For altering The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, Into the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
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, cays, 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, caves, &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 expenses—mode of levying taxes.  20. Indians, their tribes, languages, numbers, characters and dispositions towards the United States.  21. The society of Cincinnati, their laws and influence and the nature and political tendency of their establishment.  22. History. 
N. B. The subscriber wishes to avail himself of the advantage of all the most accurate maps, and detached geographical pieces, which have been published respecting the United States; and will thank any gentleman to inform him where they can be procured.
Those gentlemen, who may be so obliging as to favor the above design, by communications, are requested to forward them to Messrs. R. Aitken, or W. Spotswood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotswood and Clarke, booksellers, Baltimore; Rev. Mr.
* This enquiry is made for the purpose of collecting the proper materials for a Gazetteer of the United States, which makes a part of the general plan in view. It is obvious that a book of this kind, compiled from accurate information, would be exceedingly useful. This might easily be done if one well-informed gentleman, in each town, would spend one half hour for the purpose. In this time the gentleman might throw together every important circumstance relative to the towns, in which they respectively reside.
Keith, Alexandria; the honorable H. Williamson Edenton, North-Carolina; the honorable D. Ramsay, Messrs. Wright and Co. Charleston; the honorable A. Baldwin and Joseph Clay, Esquires, Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Austin, or Jedidiah Morse, New-Haven, with their names subscribed, and the places of their residence, that the author may have the pleasure of knowing to whom he is indebted for their friendly assistance. JEDIDIAH MORSE
If the several Printers, in the United States, feel disposed to favor the above design, and will give this Advertisement a place in their respective papers for a few weeks, and will receive and forward to New-Haven, any communications which may be handed them by friends to the design, they may thereby contribute to the public good, and will peculiarly oblige their humble servant.
Philad. Aug. 7, 1787. J. M.
Just published by M. CAREY, 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 DECEMBER, 1787.
CONTAINING,
 State and other public papers.  OBJECTIONS of the honorable George Mason to the new constitution.  The address and reasons of dissent of the minority of the convention of Pennsylvania.  Letter from the Hon. Richard Henry Lee, Esq. to governor Randolph.  Dr. Franklin's final speech in the late federal convention.  Resolves of the house of delegates of the commonwealth of Virginia.  Resolves of Congress.  Resolve of the convention of Pennsylvania, relative to offering congress the jurisdiction of a place for the seat of federal government.  Resolve of the supreme executive council of the state of Pennsylvania.  Resolve of the house of delegates of the state of Maryland.  Letter from the Hon. John Sevier to governor Matthews,  — from col. Robertson to governor Sevier,  — from col. Bledsoe to governor Sevier,  — from gen. Cooke, to gov. Matthews,  — from gen. Clarke, to ditto,  — from major Elholm, to major gen. Moultrie,  — from the Hon. William Pierce, to don Diego de Gardoqui,    Reply to the preceding letter.  Votes of the members of the protestant episcopal church in Providence.  Address of the inhabitants of Northampton, to their delegates in convention.  Resolution of the inhabitants of Pittsburgh.  Ratification of the new constitution by Delaware.  Ditto by Pennsylvania. 
Medical Essays.
 Observations and remarks on the putrid malignant sore throat.  Observations on the bite of a mad dog.  Account of a worm bred in the liver.  Letter to doctor Franklin on the same subject. 
Rural Concerns.
 On the culture of trees,  To make cyder,  On planting potatoes,  Receipt for preventing the flies from damaging turnips,  On the culture of ginseng. 
Law Information.
 Law report. Watkeys against Delancey,  Law report. Norton against Birch,  Law case, respecting a captured vessel,  Law regulation. 
Miscellanies.
 The Federalist,  Account of an electrical eel,  Recovery of two drowned children,  Directions for the recovery of persons apparently dead from drowning,  Admiral Pococke's receipt for pickling beef, pork, &c.  Exemplary charity,  Extract from an oration pronounced by David Daggett, Esq.  Indian anecdote. 
Poetry.
 The newfangled's song,  The crisis,  The retort courteous,  Poem on the prospect of seeing the fine arts flourish in America,  The old Bachelor. 
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to the estate of Gilbert Ryan, of Huntington, Long-Island, Suffolk county, yeoman, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscriber, assignee of the estate of the aforesaid Gilbert Ryan, the accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons, having claims against said Gilbert Ryan's estate, previous to his discharge under the act of insolvency, are requested immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to
JOHN ARDEN, Junior, 48 m.w.f. 3m. Affignee. New-York, November 15, 1787.
By Order of the Honorable RICHARD MORRIS, Esq. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New-York:
NOTICE is hereby given to Moses Franks, and to all others whom it may concern, that on application and due proof made to the said Chief Justice, pursuant to an act of the legislature of the state of New-York, entitled, "An act for relief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the fourth day of April, 1786, he hath issued his warrants to the sheriff of the city and county of New-York, and the sheriff of the county of Suffolk, commanding them to attach, take, seize and safely keep all the estate, as well real as personal, of the said Moses Franks, an absent debtor, of what kind or nature soever, and every or any part or parcel thereof in whatever part of their bailiwick the same can be found, with all evidences, books of accounts, vouchers, and papers relating thereto. And that unless he the said Moses Franks shall appear by himself, or attorney, and discharge his debts within twelve months after the publication of this notice, all his estate, real and personal, will be sold for the payment and satisfaction of his creditors. Dated at the city of New-York, this twenty-sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven. 41 m.th. 15w
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of a writ to me directed, issued out of the court of chancery of this state, I shall expose to sale, at Public Vendue, on the twenty-first day of January next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, on the premises, all that certain Dwelling-House, Message, and Tenement, and Lot of Ground thereunto belonging, situate, lying and being in the city of New-York aforesaid, in Montgomery-Ward of the said city, on the north west side of Queen-street, bounded on the north east by the house and ground then or late of Charity De la Montagne, on the south west by the house and ground late of John Varrick, deceased, and on the north west by the piece of ground formerly part of the said lot, but late belonging to John Aspinwall and John Lawrence, and by them laid out for and agreed to be a public street for ever, and on the south east to Queen-street aforesaid, containing, in breadth, in front to Queen-street aforesaid, thirty feet, and in breadth in the rear about twenty-three feet and an half, and in length, on each side from Queen-street to extend one hundred and seventy-one feet, together with all and singular the appurtenances. Given under my hand, this sixth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven. 60 m.th. 6w. M. WILLET, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas, issued out of the court of chancery, will be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, at the Coffee-house, on Monday the tenth day of February next at twelve o'clock, all that DWELLING HOUSE, and LOT OF GROUND, situated, lying, and being, in the fourth ward of the city of New-York fronting north to a certain street, called White-Hall-street, and bounded north by said White-Hall-street, on the west by a lot of ground belonging to Edward Nichols; on the south, in the rear, by a lot of land belonging to James Brown, on the east by a lot belonging to Anthony Hunter, containing in breadth in front, and rear thirty feet, and in length, on each side sixty feet, to satisfy a certain mortgage made by Israel Phillips, of the city of New-York, merchant, to Joseph Nathan of the said city, merchant. M. WILLET, Sheriff. New-York, Dec. 29, 1787, 78 m.b.w. 1
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to JAMES MYER, jun. of the city of New-York, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscriber, assignee of the aforesaid James Myer, jun. their accounts will be put in the hands of an attorney; and all persons having claims against the said James Myer, jun. previous to his discharge, under the act of insolvency, are required immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to the subscriber. JOHN LOVETT, Affignee. New-York, Oct. 16, 1787. 37-t. th. m.
PURSUANT to an order of John Wylley, Esquire, alderman, and one of the judges of the mayor's court in and for the city of New-York, upon the petition of Christopher Duyckinck, an insolvent debtor, and three-fourths in value, of all his creditors, NOTICE is hereby given, by the petitioners, to all the creditors of the said Christopher Duyckinck, that they be and appear before the said judge, at his office, in Nassau-street, in the said city, by the 18th day of January instant, to show cause, if any they have, why an assignment of the estate of the said Christopher Duyckinck should not be made, for the benefit of all his creditors, and the said Christopher Duyckinck thereupon discharged, pursuant to the directions of an act of the legislature of the state of New-York, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786. CHRISTOPHER DUYCKINCK.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of James Parrell, an insolvent debtor, that they show cause, before Benjamin Blagge, Esq. at his office in Beckman-street, by the fifteenth of January inst. why an assignment of the estate of the said James Parrell should not be made, and he discharged, pursuant to the directions of an act of the legislature of this state, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786. JAMES PARRELL. Dated this 8th day of Jan. 1788. 86 st.w.f.m. Petit ioning Creditors, Eleanor Lawrance, Jane Hunt, Thomas Nickerson.

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From the MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE. TO THE PEOPLE.
THERE cannot be a doubt, that, while the trade of this continent remains free, the activity of our countrymen will secure their full share. All the estimates for the present year, let them be made by what party they may, suppose the balance of trade to be largely in our favour. The credit of our merchants, is, therefore, fully established in foreign countries. This is a sufficient proof, that when business is unshackled, it will find out that channel which is most friendly to its course. We ought, therefore, to be exceedingly cautious about diverting or restraining it. Every day produces fresh proofs, that people, under the immediate pressure of difficulties, do not, at first glance, discover the proper relief. The last year, a desire to get rid of embarrassments induced many honest people to agree to a tender-act, and many others of a different description, to obstruct the courts of justice. Both these methods only increased the evil they were intended to cure. Experience has since shown, that, instead of trying to lessen an evil by altering the present course of things, that every endeavour should have been applied to facilitate the course of law, and thus to encourage a mutual confidence among the citizens, which increases their sources of them all, and renders easy the payment of debts. By this means one does not grow rich at the expence of another, but all are benefited. The case is the same with the states. Pennsylvania, with one port and a large territory, is less favourably situated for trade than the Massachusetts, which has an extensive coast in proportion to its limits of jurisdiction. Accordingly a much larger proportion of our people are engaged in maritime affairs. We ought therefore to be particularly attentive to securing so great an interest. It is vain to tell us, that we ought to overlook local interest. It is only by protecting local concerns, that the interest of the whole is preserved. No man when he enters into society, does it from a view to promote the good of others, but he does it for his own good. All men having the same view, are bound equally to promote the welfare of the whole. To recur then to such a principle as that local interests must be disregarded, is requiring of one man to do more than another, and is subverting the foundation of a free government. The Philadelphians would be shocked with a proposition to place the seat of general government, and the unlimited right to regulate trade, in the Massachusetts. There can be no greater reason for our surrendering the preference to them. Such sacrifices, however we may delude ourselves with the form of words, always originate in folly, and not in generosity.
Let me now request your attention a little while to the actual state of public credit, that we may see, whether it has not been as much misrepresented as the state of our trade.
At the beginning of the present year, the whole continental debt was about twelve millions of pounds in our money. About one quarter part of this sum was due to our foreign creditors. Of these France was the principal, and called for the arrears of interest. A new loan of one hundred and twenty thousand pounds was negotiated in Holland, at five
per cent. to pay the arrears due to France. At first sight this has the appearance of bad economy, and has been used for the villainous purpose of disaffecting the people. But in the course of this same year, Congress have negotiated the sale of as much of their western lands on the Ohio and Mississippi, as amount nearly to the whole sum of the foreign debt; and instead of a dead loss by borrowing money at five per cent. to the amount of an hundred and twenty thousand pounds, in one sum, they make a saving of the interest at six per cent. on three millions of their domestic debt, which is an annual saving of an hundred and eighty thousand pounds. It is easy to see how such an immense fund as the western territory may be applied to the payment of the foreign debt. Purchasers of the land would as willingly procure any kind of the produce of the United States as they would buy loan-office certificates to pay for the land. The produce thus procured would easily be negotiated for the benefit of our foreign creditors. I do not mean to insinuate that no other provision should be made for our creditors, but only to shew that our credit is not so bad in other countries as has been represented, and that our resources are fully equal to the pressure.
The perfection of government depends on the equality of its operation, as far as human affairs will admit, upon all parts of the empire, and upon all the citizens. Some inequalities indeed will necessarily take place. One man will be obliged to travel a few miles further than another to procure justice. But when he has travelled, the poor man ought to have the same measure of justice as the rich one. Small inequalities may be easily compensated. There ought, however, to be no inequality in the law itself, and the government ought to have the same authority in one place as in another. Evident as this truth is, the most plausible argument in favour of the new plan is drawn from the inequality of its operation in different states. In Connecticut, they have been told that the bulk of the revenue will be raised by impost and excise, and therefore they need not be afraid to trust Congress with the power of levying a dry tax at pleasure. New-York and Massachusetts are both more commercial states than Connecticut. The latter, therefore, hopes that the other two will pay the bulk of the continental expence. The argument is in itself delusive. If the trade is not over-taxed, the consumer pays it. If the trade is over-taxed, it languishes, and by the ruin of trade the farmer loses his market. The farmer has in truth no other advantage from imposts than that they save him the trouble of collecting money for the government. He neither gets or loses money by changing the mode of taxation. The government indeed finds it the easiest way to raise the revenue; and the reason is, that the tax is by this means collected where the money circulates most freely. But if the argument was not delusive, it ought to conclude against the plan, because it would prove the unequal operation of it, and if any saving is to be made by the mode of taxing, the saving should be applied towards our own debt, and not to the payment of that part of the continental burden which Connecticut ought to discharge. It would be impossible to refute in writing, all the delusions made use of, to force this system through. Those respecting the public debt, and the benefit of imposts, are the most im-
portant, and these I have taken pains to explain. In one instance indeed, the impost does raise money at the direct expence of the sea ports. This is when goods are imported, subject to a duty, and re-exported without a drawback. Whatever benefit is derived from this source, surely should not be transferred to another state, at least until our own debts are cleared.
Another instance of unequal operation is, that it establishes different degrees of authority in different states, and thus creates different interests. The lands in New-Hampshire having been formerly granted by this state, and afterwards by that state, to private persons, the authority of trying titles becomes vested in a continental court, and that state loses a branch of authority, which the others retain, over their own citizens.
I have now gone through two parts of my argument, and have proved the efficiency of the state governments for internal regulation, and the disadvantages of the new system, at least some of the principal. The argument has been much longer than I at first apprehended, or possibly I should have been deterred from it. The importance of the question has, however, prevented me from relinquishing it.
AGRIPPA.
From the CHRONICLE OF FREEDOM. [Printed at Philadelphia.]
CENTINEL, No. IX.
TO THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Fellow Citizens,
YOU have the peculiar felicity of living under the most perfect system of local government in the world; prize then this invaluable blessing as it deserves: suffer it not to be wrested from you, and the scourge of despotic power substituted in its place, under the specious pretence of vesting the general government of the United States with necessary power; that this would be the inevitable consequence of the establishment of the new constitution, the least consideration of its nature and tendency is sufficient to convince every unprejudiced mind. If you were sufficiently impressed with your present favored situation, I should have no doubt of a proper decision of the question in discussion.
The highest illustration of the excellence of the constitution of this commonwealth, is, that from its first establishment, the ambitious and profligate have been united in a constant conspiracy to destroy it; so sensible are they that it is their great enemy, that it is the great palladium of equal liberty, and the property of the people from the repacious hand of power: the annals of mankind do not furnish a more glorious instance of the triumph of patriotism over the lust of ambition aided by most of the wealth of the state. The few generally prevail over the many by uniformity of council, unremitted and persevering exertion, and superior information and address; but in Pennsylvania the reverse has happened; here the well-born have been baffled in all their efforts to prostrate the altar of liberty for the purpose of substituting their own insolent sway, that would degrade the freemen of this state into servile dependence upon the lordly and great: however, it is not the nature of ambition to be discouraged; it is ever ready to improve the first opportunity to rear its baneful head and with irritated fury, to wreak its vengeance on the votaries of liberty.
The present conspiracy is a continental exertion of the well-born of America to obtain that darling domination, which they have not been able to accomplish in their respective states. Of what complexion were the deputies of this state in the general convention? Six out of eight were the inveterate enemies of our inestimable constitution, and the principles of that faction that for ten years past have kept the people in continual alarm for their liberties. Who are the advocates of the new constitution in this state? They consist of the same faction, with the addition of a few deluded well-meaning men, but whose number is daily lessening.
These conspirators have come forward at a most favourable conjuncture, when the state of public affairs has lulled all jealousy of power: emboldened by the sanction of the august name of a Washington, that they have prostituted to their purpose, they have presumed to overleap the usual gradations to absolute power, and have at-
tempted to seize at once upon the supremacy of dominion. The new instrument of government does indeed make a fallacious parade of some remaining privileges, and insults the understandings of the people with the semblance of liberty in some of its artful and deceptive clauses, which form but a flimsy veil over the reality of tyranny, so weakly endeavoured to be concealed from the eye of freedom. For, of what avail are the few inadequate stipulations in favour of the rights of the people, when they may be effectually counteracted and destroyed by virtue of other clauses; when these enable the rulers to renounce all dependence on their constituents, and render the latter tenants at will of every concern? The new constitution is in fact a carte blanche, a surrender at discretion to the will and pleasure of our rulers; as this has been demonstrated to be the case, by the investigation and discussion that have taken place, I trust the same good sense and spirit which have hitherto enabled the people to triumph over the wiles of ambition, will be again exerted for their salvation. The accounts from various parts of the country correspond with my warmest hopes, and justify my early predictions of the eventual defeat of this scheme of power and office making.
The genius of liberty has founded the alarm, and the dormant spirit of her votaries is reviving with enthusiastic ardor; the like unanimity which formerly distinguished them in their conflict with foreign despots, promises to crown their virtuous opposition on the present occasion, with signal success. The structure of despotism that has been reared in this state, upon deception and surprise, will vanish like the baseless fabric of a dream, and leave not a trace behind.
The perafites and tools of power in Northampton county ought to take warning from the fate of the Carlisle junto, lest like them, they experience the resentment of an injured people. I would advise them not to repeat the imposition of a set of fallacious resolutions as the sense of that county, when in fact, it was the act of a despicable few, with Alexander Patterson at their head, whose achievements at Wyoming, as the meaner instrument of unfeeling avarice, have rendered infamously notorious; but yet, like the election of a Mr. Sedgwick for the little town of Stockbridge, which has been adduced as evidence of the unanimity of the western counties of Massachusetts state in favor of the new constitution, when the fact is far otherwise, this act of a few individuals will be founded forth over the continent as a testimony of the zealous attachment of the county of Northampton to the new constitution. By such wretched and momentary deceptions do these harpies of power endeavor to give the complexion of strength to their cause. To prevent the detection of such impositions, to prevent the reflection of the rays of light from state to state, which producing general illumination, would dissipate the mist of deception, and thereby prove fatal to the new constitution, all intercourse between the patriots of America is as far as possible cut off; whilst on the other hand, the conspirators have the most exact information, a common concert is every where evident, they move in unison. There is so much mystery in the conduct of these men, such systematic deception, and fraud, characterises all their measures, such extraordinary solicitude shown by them to precipitate and surprise the people into a blind and implicit adoption of this government, that it ought to excite the most alarming apprehensions in the minds of all those who think their privileges, property and welfare worth securing.
It is a fact that can be established, that during almost the whole of the time that the late convention of this state were assembled, the newspapers published in New-York, by Mr. Greenleaf, which contain the essays written there against the new government, such as the patriotic ones of Brutus, Cincinnatus, Cato, &c. sent as usual by the printer of that place, to the printers of this city, miscarried in their conveyance, which prevented the republication in this state, of many of these pieces, and since that period great irregularity prevails; and I stand informed, that the printers in New-York complain that the free and independent newspapers of this city do not come to hand; whilst on the contrary, we find the devoted vehicles of despotism pass uninterruptedly. I would ask what is the meaning of the new arrangement at the post-office, which abridges the circulation of newspapers at this momentous crisis, when our every concern is dependant upon a proper decision of the subject in discussion. — No trivial excuse will be admitted; the Centinel will, as from the first approach of despotism, warn his countrymen of the insidious and base stra-

tagems that are practising to hoodwink them out of their liberties.
The more I consider the manoeuvres that are practising, the more am I alarmed—foreseeing that the juggle cannot long be concealed, and that the spirit of the people will not brook the imposition, they have guarded, as they suppose, against any danger arising from the opposition of the people, and rendered their struggles for liberty impotent and ridiculous. What otherwise is the meaning of disarming the militia, for the purpose, as it is said, of repairing their muskets at such a particular period? Does not the timing of the measure determine the intention I was ever jealous of the select militia, consisting of infantry and troops of horse, instituted in this city and in some of the counties, without the sanction of law, and officered principally by the devoted instruments of the well born, although the illustrious patriotism of one of them, has not corresponded with the intention of appointing him. Are not these corps provided to suppress the first efforts of freedom, and to check the spirit of the people until a regular and sufficiently powerful military force shall be embodied to rivet the chains of slavery on a deluded nation. What confirms these apprehensions, is the declaration of a certain Major, an active instrument in this business, and the echo of the principal conspirators, who has said, he should deem the cutting off of five thousand men, as a small sacrifice, a cheap purchase for the establishment of the new constitution.
CENTINEL.
Philadelphia, January 5, 1788.
Foreign Intelligence.
[By the ship Nonpareil, Capt. Cushing, which arrived at Boston, January 1, in 49 days from Lands-end, in England, we have received intelligence as late as the 18th November, which enables us to present our readers with the following articles.]
VERSAILLES, September 22.
THE Comte de Moustier is appointed minister plenipotentiary to the United States of North America.
ROTTERDAM, October 30.
Mr. Crawford, agent to his Britannic Majesty in this city, has done honor to the sentiments of his court, and manifested his attachment to the illustrious House of Orange, by celebrating the re-establishment of the Stadholder in all his eminent dignities.
HAGUE, November 1.
His Serene Highness the reigning Duke of Brunswick, Lauenburg, set off last Tuesday, after supper, for his head-quarters near Amsterdam.
From the LONDON GAZETTE.
WHITEHALL, October 30.
This morning a messenger arrived at the office of the Marquis of Carmarthen, with the following declaration, counter declaration, &c.
DECLARATION.
THE events which have taken place in the republic of the United Provinces appearing no longer to leave any subject of discussion, and still less of contest, between the two courts, the undersigned are authorised to ask, whether it is the intention of his Most Christian Majesty to carry into effect the notification made on the 16th of September last, by his Most Christian Majesty's minister plenipotentiary, which, by announcing that succours would be given in Holland, has occasioned the naval armaments on the part of his Majesty; which armaments have become reciprocal.
If the court of Versailles is disposed to explain itself on this subject, and upon the conduct to be adopted towards the republic, in a manner conformable to the desire, which has been expressed on both sides, to preserve the good understanding between the two courts; and it being also understood, at the same time, that there is no view of hostility towards any quarter, in consequence of what had passed; his Majesty, always anxious to concur in the friendly sentiment of his Most Christian Majesty, would agree with him, that the armaments, and in general all warlike preparations should be discontinued on each side, and that the navies of the two nations should be again placed upon the footing of the peace establishment, as it stood on the first of January of the present year.
Versailles, the 27th of October, 1787.
DORSET.
WILLIAM EDEN.
COUNTER-DECLARATION.
The intention of his Majesty not being, and never having been, to interfere by force in the affairs of the republic of the United Provinces, the communication made to the court of London, on the 16th of last month, by Monsieur Barthelemy, having had no other object than to announce to that court an intention, the motives of which no longer exist, especially since the King of Prussia has imparted his resolution; his Majesty makes no difficulty to declare, that he will not give any effect to the declaration above-mentioned; and that he retains no hostile view towards any quarter relative to what has passed in Holland. His Majesty therefore, being desirous to concur with the sentiments of his Britannic Majesty for the preservation of the good harmony between the two Courts, agrees with pleasure with his Britannic Majesty, that the armaments, and in general all warlike preparations, shall be discontinued on each side; and that the navies of the two nations shall be again placed upon the footing of the peace establishment, as it stood on the first of January of the present year.
Versailles, the 27th of October, 1787.
Le Cte. de MONTMORIN.
IN consequence of the declaration and counter declaration, exchanged this day, the undersigned, in the name of their respective sovereigns, agree that the armaments, and in general all warlike pre-
parations, shall be discontinued on each side; and that the navies of the two nations shall be again placed upon the footing of the peace establishment as it stood on the first day of January of the present year.
Versailles, the 27th of October, 1787.
DORSET.
WILLIAM EDEN.
Le Cte. de MONTMORIN.
New-York, January 14.
ON Wednesday, the 9th instant, the Hon. the Assembly of this State formed a house, having FORTY-THREE members present, when RICHARD VARICK, Esq. was chosen Speaker, and the usual general committees appointed.
On Thursday forty-six members attended.
On Friday, the House of Assembly having forty-eight members present, and the Hon. the Senate a full quorum to proceed on business, his Excellency the Governor made a SPEECH to both houses of legislature, a copy of which having been immediately communicated by a friend, and corresponding, is as follows, viz.
S P E E C H.
GENTLEMEN,
Of the SENATE and ASSEMBLY,
IT being essential to the welfare of our confederacy, that a representation in the national council should be maintained without intermission, and as the term for which the delegates from this state were elected, is expired, you will perceive the necessity of proceeding to an immediate new appointment.
GENTLEMEN,
The requisition for the federal services of the current year also claims your early attention—I have full confidence, that the same spirit, which has invariably influenced the legislature of this state, will induce you to a cheerful and effectual compliance with every measure founded on the national compact, and necessary to the honor and prosperity of the Union.
It will appear from the act of Congress, and other papers on this subject, that the supplies, required for the common treasury, are principally to arise from the arrears due on former requisitions; advantages will therefore result from the punctuality of past payments, as a greater proportion of the resources of the state may now be applied to the relief of our own citizens. To assist you in making the necessary arrangements, I shall cause to be laid before you estimates of the public debt, with the receipts and expenditures, since the conclusion of the war, abstracted from the treasurer's annual audited accounts, by which you will be particularly informed of the present state of our treasury.
It gives me great pleasure to inform you, that the jurisdiction line between the commonwealth of Massachusetts and this state, which has been so long a subject of controversy, and attended with much inconvenience and distress to the borderers, is at length finally adjusted; and that the boundary line between this state and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania is also completed. The reports of the Commissioners, employed in these respective transactions, accompanied with maps of the lines, will be delivered to you, in order, that the proper directions may be given for their authentication and deposit, and for the final liquidation and settlement of the expenses which have attended these services. I shall leave with you the several official communications, which have been made to me in the recess; with these you will receive the proceedings of the general convention lately held in the city of Philadelphia, and an act of the United States in Congress, for their transmission to the legislatures of the different states. From the nature of my office you will easily perceive it would be improper for me to have any other agency in this business, than that of laying the papers respecting it before you for your information.
GENTLEMEN,
It must afford the highest satisfaction to observe, that under the blessing of heaven, tranquility and good order continue to prevail throughout the state, and that by the industry of the citizens, the country is in a great measure recovered from the wastes and injuries of war. The profuse use, however, of luxuries brought from abroad, drains us of our wealth, and is the source from which most of our present difficulties proceed. I would therefore submit to the wisdom of the legislature, the propriety of limiting the consumption of foreign articles, by encouraging the manufacture of our own productions, as far as may be consistent with our situation, and a due regard to beneficial commerce.
GEORGE CLINTON.
Poughkeepsie, Jan. 11, 1788.
Late yesterday evening we were favored, by a correspondent, with the following copy of a letter from the Hon. ROBERT YATES, jun. and JOHN LANSING, Esquires, members of the general convention, lately held in the city of Philadelphia, assigning their reasons for giving their dissent to the constitution, agreed upon by that body, and which was laid before the legislature by his excellency the Governor, at the opening of the session, on Friday last. From a consideration of the very interesting nature of this letter to the public, notwithstanding the late hour of its receipt, the editor thus expediently presents it to the public view.
REASONS OF DISSENT.
Albany, Dec. 21, 1787.
SIR,
WE do ourselves the honor to advise your excellency, that in pursuance of concurrent resolutions of the honorable senate and assembly, we have, together with Mr. Hamilton, attended the convention, appointed for revising the articles of confederation, and reporting amendments to the same.
It is with the sincerest concern we observe, that in the prosecution of the important objects of our mission, we have been reduced to the disagreeable alternative, of either exceeding the powers delegated to us, and giving our assent to measures which we conceived destructive of the political happiness of the citizens of the United States, or opposing our opinion to that of a body of respectable men, to whom those citizens had given the most unequivocal proofs of confidence. Thus circumstanced, under these impressions, to have hesitated, would have been to be culpable; we therefore, gave the principles of the constitution, which has
received the sanction of a majority of the convention, our decided and unrestrained dissent: but we must candidly confess, that we should have been equally opposed to any system, however modified, which had in object the consolidation of the United States into one government.
We beg leave briefly to state some cogent reasons, which, among others, influenced us to decide against a consolidation of the states. These are reducible into two heads.
1st. The limited and well-defined powers under which we acted, and which could not, on any possible construction, embrace an idea of such magnitude, as to assent to a general constitution, in subversion of that of the state.
2dly. A conviction of the impracticability of establishing a general government, pervading every part of the United States, and extending essential benefits to all.
Our powers were explicit, and confined to the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of confederation, and reporting such alterations and provisions therein, as should render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of government, and the preservation of the Union.
From these expressions we were led to believe, that a system of consolidated government could not, in the remotest degree, have been in contemplation of the legislature of this state; for that so important a trust as the adopting measures which tended to deprive the state government of its most essential rights of sovereignty, and to place it in a dependent situation, could not have been confided by implication; and the circumstance, that the acts of the convention were to receive a state approbation in the last resort, forcibly corroborated the opinion, that our powers could not involve the subversion of a constitution, which, being immediately derived from the people, could only be abolished by their express consent, and not by a legislature, possessing authority vested in them for its preservation. Nor could we suppose, that if it had been the intention of the legislature, to abrogate the existing confederation, they would, in such pointed terms, have directed the attention of their delegates to the revision and amendment of it, in total exclusion of every other idea.
Reasoning in this manner, we were of opinion, that the leading feature of every amendment, ought to be the preservation of the individual states, in their uncontrouled constitutional rights, and that in reserving these, a mode might have been devised of granting to the confederacy, the monies arising from a general system of revenue; the power of regulating commerce, and enforcing the observance of foreign treaties, and other necessary matters of less moment.
Exclusive of our objections, originating from the want of power, we entertained an opinion, that a general government, however guarded by declarations of rights, or cautionary provisions, must unavoidably, in a short time, be productive of the destruction of the civil liberty of such citizens who could be effectually coerced by it; by reason of the extensive territory of the United States, the dispersed situation of its inhabitants, and the insuperable difficulty of controlling or counteracting the views of a set of men (however unconstitutional and oppressive their acts might be) possessed of all the powers of government; and who, from their remoteness from their constituents, and necessary permanency of office, could not be supposed to be uniformly actuated by an attention to their welfare and happiness; that however wise and energetic, the principles of the general government might be, the extremities of the United States could not be kept in due submission and obedience to its laws, at the distance of many hundred miles from the seat of government; that if the general legislature was composed of so numerous a body of men, as to represent the interests of all the inhabitants of the United States, in the usual and true ideas of representation, the expence of supporting it would become intolerably burthensome; and that, if a few only were vested with a power of legislation, the interests of a great majority of the inhabitants of the United States, must necessarily be unknown; or if known, even in the first stages of the operations of the new government, unattended to.
These reasons were, in our opinion, conclusive against any system of consolidated government: To that recommended by the convention, we suppose most of them very forcibly apply.
It is not our intention to pursue this subject farther than merely to explain our conduct in the discharge of the trust which the honorable legislature reposed in us—Interested, however, as we are, in common with our fellow citizens, in the result, we cannot forbear to declare, that we have the strongest apprehensions, that a government so organized, as that recommended by the convention, cannot afford that security to equal and permanent liberty which we wished to make an invariable object of our pursuit.
We were not present at the completion of the new constitution; but before we left the convention, its principles were so well established as to convince us, that no alteration was to be expected to conform it to our ideas of expediency and safety. A persuasion, that our further attendance would be fruitless, and unavailing, rendered us less solicitous to return.
We have thus explained our motives for opposing the adoption of the national constitution, which we conceived it our duty to communicate to your Excellency, to be submitted to the consideration of the honorable legislature.
We have the honor to be, With the greatest respect, Your Excellency's Most obedient, and Very humble servant, ROBERT YATES, JOHN LANSING, jun. His Excellency GOVERNOR CLINTON.
On Saturday evening his excellency the Governor arrived in this city from Poughkeepsie.
PEACE.—FRANCE and ENGLAND have "FROWN'D their rage away." See foreign intelligence.
We learn from Connecticut, that their convention have resolved to adopt the new constitution, 120 yeas, 40 nays, 160 being present.
A brig from Jamaica is on shore, between South and East-Hampton, bound to Philadelphia; the people, vessel, and principal part of the cargo, lost.
The King of Prussia will not accept the mediation of France in the affairs of Holland; but on
condition, that the Cabinet of Versailles will guarantee the following among other points, viz.—
That the Province of Holland shall have no more right than the others;
That they shall every year elect a new Grand Pensioner;
That the Stadholder shall not any longer receive commissions from the particular states, but only from the States General;
That the Duke, Louis of Brunswick, shall have satisfaction given, and be re-established in his dignities; and, That the Hague shall be a place of Sovereign Right, and belong to all the Provinces.
By late accounts from Jamaica, we learn, that a severe shock of an earthquake was felt at that island, about the 20th of November last. By the severity of the shock, the town clock at Kingston, and many private ones, were stopped, and the church bell was observed to strike distinctly, two or three times; the inhabitants were also considerably alarmed by the tottering of houses, &c. The earthquake was also very sensibly felt at Port-Royal and Montego-Bay.
A Boston paper of the 7th instant, January, says:—Saturday last was brought to this town, under escort, the famous Capt. LUKE DAY, a principal insurgent during the late commotions in this commonwealth, and for whom a reward of one hundred pounds was offered for apprehending him by government.—He was taken by surprise at an inn in Westmoreland, in Hampshire state, about sunset on the first instant, by major Luther Eames, Lieut. Isaac Griffith, and Mr. Elijah Dumbart.—He had not crossed Connecticut ferry above ten minutes before he was a prisoner. His seat of residence was in Vermont state.
A variety of articles, intended for this day, will appear to-morrow.
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SHE will positively sail the 14th inst. great part of her cargo being already engaged.—For freight or passage apply to the Master on board, or to the subscriber, No. 41, Roosevelt-street.
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Ran-away, from Cape Francois is, A MULATTO MAN, Named JACQUES or JAMES, A CREOLE, from Martinico,
AN excellent kitchen and pastry COOK, 26 or 27 years of age, about 5 feet 9 inches high, middling thick, his legs are much warped, much pock-marked, a very large mouth, small eyes and funk, a large forehead and long necked; he has a kind of ring-worm on one of his arms, and has a difficulty in his speech, stammering a little—He left Cape Francois in the beginning of May last, and was supposed to have taken passage for this continent. Whoever secures said Mulatto Man, and gives intelligence, will be handsomely rewarded, and all reasonable charges paid.
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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 Ten Water Pump, on such favorable terms as to merit the attention of any gentleman that would with 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, hambo lines, deep sea lines, hand lead lines, log lines, houseline, and marine, &c. &c. by
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N. B. The above articles, whether in large or small quantities, will be delivered to any part of the city without expence of carriage to the buyer. New-York, Dec. 7, 1787. 58 d.c.
Wood Stove.
A SMALL STOVE, with Pipes, wanted, for the Season, for which the caller may Hire will be given.—Enquire of the PRINTER.
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POET'S CORNER.
A RHAPSODY ON RUM.
Ignigenamque vocant. OVID.
G REAT Spirit hail!—Confusion's angry fire, And like thy parent Bachus , born of fire; The goal's decoy; the greedy merchant's lure; Disease of money, but reflection's cure.
We owe, great DRAM ! the trembling hand to thee, The headstrong purpose, and the feeble knee; The loss of honor, and the cause of wrong; The brain enchanted, and the fault'ring tongue, Whilst Fancy flies before thee unconfined, Thou leav'st disabled Prudence far behind. In thy pursuits our fields are left forlorn, Whil'st giant weeds oppress the pigmy corn. Thou throw'st a mist before the planter's eyes; The plough grows idle, and the harvest dies; By thee refresh'd, no cruel Norths we fear; 'Tis ever warm and calm when thou art near; On the bare earth for thee expos'd we lie, And brave the malice of a frowning sky. Like those who did in ancient times repent, We sit in ashes, and our cloath are rent. From thee a thousand flutt'ring whims escape, Like halcyon births, that ne'er have perfect shape, Thine ideo's seem in gay delusion fair, But borne in name, they soon expire in air. O grand deluder! such thy charming art, 'Twere good we ne'er should meet, or ne'er should part.
Ever abroad, or ever tend our call, Leave us our sense entire, or none at all.
Anecdote of PUBLIUS ; who pants for a fat office under the new system of government. A COUNTRY relation of Publius's calling to see him in New-York, at the time his 18th number appeared; the author enquired of him, what the people up in his part of the country said of the Federalist; the person not suspecting he was the author of it, answered, that he had read it, but heard little said about it, as the attention of the people was so much occupied on the subject of the new constitution, they had no time or inclination to read any essay on foreign affairs.
Affix of BREAD,
As Established December 3, 1787. A Loaf of inspected superfine Wheat Flour to weigh Two Pounds Five Ounces for Six-pence. A Loaf of Rye Flour to weigh One Pound Twelve Ounces for Three-pence.
HIGH WATER.
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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, clothiers, 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 entitlement or allowances.
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 old in France, and that the shares will be paid to his 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 Walker, Commissioner. Office of accounts, Marine department.
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.
To the Afflicted with WORMS.
LATELY received from the western country, and may be had at No. 21, Beckman-street, an extraordinary and never-failing WORM POWDER .—From long experience it has been found, that three doses of these Powders will effectually destroy the Worms, either in children or grown persons. N.York, Sept. 13, 1787. 32—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. 38—e.d.
THE PUBLIC
ARE RESPECTFULLY INFORMED, THAT the subscriber has lately removed from Princeton, New-Jersey, to this city, and now keeps the house lately kept by Talmadge Hall, No. 49, Cortlandt-Street (commonly 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, in which he proposes to let during the winter season, or longer if required. CHRISTOPHER BEEKMAN. New-York, Nov. 13, 1787 51—th.
S T A G E.
THE subscriber informs the public, and his friends in particular, that he now runs the STAGE from this to RYE, which Mr. HALL formerly ran. This stage starts from Mr. C. BEEKMAN'S, No. 49, Cortlandt-street, on Mondays, and Thursdays, at five o'clock in the morning, and returns on Wednesdays, and Saturdays, at six o'clock in the evening. As the subscriber has furnished himself with a very convenient new Wagon, and good Horses, for the purpose, he flatters himself, that he shall be able to give those Gentlemen and Ladies, who please to favor him with their custom, universal satisfaction. N. B. The subscriber likewise keeps a very genteel COACH, with a good pair of HORSES, To LETT; likewise, Horses and Chairs, and Saddle Horses. Any order, left with Mr. Beekman, or at his stable, in Cortlandt-street, will be immediately attended to, by the public's most humble servant, OBADIAH WRIGHT. Good STABLING for HORSES. New-York, Nov. 27, 1787. 51—th.
Morris-Town and Paules-Hook
S T A G E.
ON the 14th inst. the subscriber began to run his Stage-Wagon 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 wagon 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 rout, and with all expedition. The FARE for a passenger, with eleven pounds of baggage, is ONE DOLLAR, and the same for one hundred and fifty pound weight. The wagon, on its rout 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 28, 1787.
S T A G E S,
Which ply between
New-York & Philadelphia,
Respectfully inform the PUBLIC, THAT, after this date, their stage will leave Paules-Hook at three o'clock in the afternoon, and proceed to Elizabeth-Town; and that in order to accommodate passengers, one stage will leave Elizabeth-Town at day-light; and another stage leaves Newark at eight o'clock, and both stages go as far towards Philadelphia as the weather and roads will permit, during the winter season. December 13th, 1787 6
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