labour
Palma negata macrum, doriata reducit opimum. Hor.
Tofink in Jkame, orjwell with pride, ,
As the gay palm is granted or Ueny'd -Irancis.
THE wit is condemned to pass his hours—those hours
■which return no more, in atttmpting that who.
he cannot affeCt, or in colleCliug materials which he af
terwards disc overs to bs unfit for use ; but themechan
ic and the hujbandman know that the work which they
perform will always bear the fame proportion to The
time in which they are employed, and the diligence
which they exert.
Neither is regard of intellectual equally certain
with that of corporal labor : The artificer,for the ma
nufacture which he fiitifhesin a day, receives a certain
sum ; but the wit frequently gains no advantage
from a performance at which.he has toiled many months,
either because the town is not disposed to judge of his
merit, or because he has not suited the popular tajts.
It has been often tbferved, that not the value of a
man's income, but the proportion which it bears to his
expencis, juflly denominates him rich or poor ; and
that it is not so much the manner in which he lives, as
the habit of life he has contracted, which renders htm
happy or wretched. For this reason, the labor of the
mind even when it h adequately rewarded, does not
procure means of happiness in the fame proportion as
that of the body : They that sing at the horn, or whijfle
after the plough, w'tfh not for intellectual entertain
ment !If they have plenty of wholesome food, o
net repine at tht inelegance; of their table, nor are they
less hapby because they are uot treated with ceremon
ious refpeCi, and fervtd with silent celerity. The
scholar is always confdered as becoming a gentleman
by his education ; and the wit as conferring honor up
on his company, however elevated by their rank or
fortune ; they are, therefore, frequently admitted to
scenes of life very different from their own ; they par
take of pleasure which they cannot hope to purchase ;
and many fuperfiuities become necessary, by the grati
fication of wants, which in a lower clafsthey would ne
ver have known-
VIENNA, J lily io.
WEDNESDAY evening last arrived here the
Prince de Hesse Hombourg, Capt. in the re
giment Stein, with the circumstantial relation of
the affair of the 26th of June near Kalafat. Gen.
Clairfait, in order to drive the Turks from the
Lefler Wallachia, had fallen upon them sword in
hand, and after a very obilinate 1 efiftance, in
which they displayed their wouted valor, they
were completely routed, leaving 1 500 men either
killed on the field, or drowned in the Danube.—
The loss on our fide has been comparatively tri
vial-
LONDON, July 29.
The cause. above all others, which has render
ed the navy of Great Britain always superior to
the French, an-d still more superior to the Span
iards is, that the profeflion of the sea has con
stantly, amnngft us, been coniideredas a diftincft
one. The fleets of Spain are generally led by of
ficers pofleifing court interest—who from their
education know something of naval as well as
other tadiics—but who in many instances never
made a voyage in their lives, nor ever saw a fleet
in line of battle.
DUBLIN, August 18
Recruiting parties are as aiTiduous and alert as
ever, notwithstanding the display of the olive
branch which the Englilh and Spanifli declarati
ons have made.
Monday evening' the brig Commerce, of Salem,
in North America, arrived a: Sheep-Bay, near
Sligo, with an aflorted cargo, confilling of otter,
bear, racoon, deer, and many other skins, drefled
in the hair, befidesa large quantity of the choi
cest Canadian furs in packages and boxes,of three
hundred weight each. This vefTel is bound to
Liverpool, on a voyage of speculation—but there
can be 110 doubt of meeting a good market, as
the articles of lading are in great demand, and
inuft turn out very profitable to the adventurers,
who are said to be so connected with the Indian
tribes, as to be able to export a large quantity of
the fame species, excellent in their refpetftive
kinds, in the fuinmerof every year.
CHARLESTON, Odtober 28.
The federal court for South-Carolina cliftriifl,
under the authority of the United States, met at
M'Crady's long room on Monday the 25th inffc.
Present the Hon. John Rutledge and James Ire
dell, Efqrs. allociate justices ot the supreme court
and the Hon. Thomas Bee, Esq. judge of the di
ftrid: court: And after regulating proceedings,
process and pleadings, in laid court, adjourned
to meet at Columbia on the twelfth day of May
next
N E W-B RUNSWICK, Nov. 9 .
On the second inft. theDiftrift Court of New-
Jersey, was held in this place, when on motion,
Robert Boggs, Walter K.Cole and Joseph Sc:iJd:r,
Efq'rs, were admitted as attornies of said court :
>Jo business appearing, the court was adjourned
until the second Tuesday of Feb. next, then to
be holden at Burlington.
NEW-YORK, November 9.
a i. SS
r,"ml"'o!,"!hc"lrft day of January »«*,
compofecl only °fperfons \v ar ,
after be engaged or ' nte,e^.7 hr 'r in the
tuted by Britifli creditors, 01 their ag ,
federal courts against ««»"»«£
the sole object of this F?P of ! tlon 'f ,he several
ial to the welfare of a COMMON CAUSE, that
those who cannot attend personally, may do so
by Qs T Q Q a. 28.
dutch quills.
A correfpopdeut oblcrves, with much fatisfaft.on the encrealc
mg considerable lams of money to foreign parts h' «« l => e -
Vour correspondent would further remark, that he hnds, by
repeated trials, that the quills manufaQured here, area:, well clear
ed from oleaginous substance, contained mthem when new from
that his ou,lis would
appearT S rea J "er advantage, if he would fort them before he put
thL in bundles; and that he would clarify on y•three quills ma
wing. viz. the second, th.rd and feu* ; for all betides are not fit
for use. '—.JjiSm'''' r —
MASSACHUSETTS
HPHE Managers as the STATE LOTTERY, present the Public
X wiih the Fir ft CUt's of the UajfachufiUs fcm-annual Stute Lot
tery, which will commence drawing in the Rcprefentatives Ca/im»cr,
in Boflon, oo the Seventeenth of March next, or porter, it the
Tickets fliall be disposed of.
SCHEME.
NOT TWO BLANKS TO A PRIZE
2£>ooo Tickcts, at Five Dollars eaclij arc
125,000 Dollars, to be paid in the following Prizes, tuojeft to a
deduction of twelve and an half per cent, for the use of the Com
monwealth,
Prizes.
x
3
6
10
3°
80
90
100
120
161
200
7 5 8 5
8388 Prizes.
16612 Blank:
25000.
£3* TICKETS may be had of the fevcral Managers, who will
pay the Prices on demand*—of the TREASURER of the Common
wealth—of JAMES WHITE, at his Book-Store, Frankiin's-lhad,
Court-Street, and at other places as usual.
BENJAMIN AUSTIN, jun."|
DAVID COBB, I
SAMUEL COOPER, Managers.
GEORGE R. MINOT, \
JOHN KNEELAND, J
Bojlon, July '2.8, 8790.
PURSUANT to a Resolve or ast of Congress of the 10th day
of May, 1780, relative to the deftru&ion of Loan-Office Cer
tificates by accident ; notice is hereby given to all whom it may
concern, that on the 2d day of January 1780, the house occupied
by the fubferiber in Market-Street, Philadelphia, took, fire and
wasconfumed, in which was lodged a number of Loan-Officc
certificates as pr. lift below, all which were destroyed by the said
fire : Therefore if any person, hath any objetlion why the Taid
Certificates should not be renewed, agreeable to the rcfolves of
Congress, they must make them before the expiration oi three
months, from the date hereof.
Invoice of Loan-Office Certificates deflroyed in the house of John Holker
on the 2d day of January 1780.
1778.
March 13,
No.
1636 1
1673 1
In teftimany whereof I have figncd the present for pub.
lication.
New-York, July 26th, t7go.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Ottober 14, 1790. J
NOTICE is hereby given, That Profiofals will be received at
the Office of the Secretary ps the Treafurv, to the 30th day
of November next, inclusive, for the supply of all Rations which
may be required for the use of the United States, from the firft day
of January to the thirty-firft day of December 1791, both days in
clusive, at Springfield, in the State of Massachusetts, and the Poftof
Weft-Point, in the State of New-York.
The Rations to be fupplied,are to consist of the following Arti
cles, viz. One pound of Bread or Flour,
One pound of Beef, or of a pound of Pork,
Half a jill of Rum, Brandy, or Whisky,
One quart of Salt, }
Two quarts of Vinegar, f
Two pounds of Soap, P r * 100 ratlons -
One pound of Candles, J
Separate Proposals may be made for each place, fpecifying the
low ell price pr. ration. -No credit is required.
Imprtvcmenti and Additions to Mr. Bo wen's
Exhibition of Wax-Work,
Viz.
HIS Excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esq. A Philadelphia
Beauty. react, (an elegant figure) with her Olive Branch.
Plenty, with wreaths of Flowers, basket of Fruit, &c.
G"' TICKETS, at one quarter dollar, mav be had at Mr
Jam is Bryson'i, Third, below Market Street-, where the
exhibition i < open from to o'clock in the Mominr, until q every F.veninr
N. B. MINIATURE and PORTRAIT PAINTING
done at the fame place, on reasonable terms.
Philadelphia, Oil. 30, 1790.
640
' r 4TE LOTTERT.
Dollars.
10000
3000 a r e
2000
auuo
1000
5° o
2CO
100
5°
40
3°
20
10
8
Samuel Cooke, jun. New-York, 600
ditto. do. 600
Dollars, 1200.
HOLKER.
treasury department,!
Sept. 28, I 790. J
XTOTICE is hereby given, that propoiaisw.il be received ai tW
N Olf.cc ol the Secretary of the Treafurv until,te da,-
of December next include, for the budding of a UGH T hOL S.
nearly of the dimenf.ons proposed by the late Common.,* ; .f
Virginia and Maryland, upon the lot of land on C.pe Henrj, n»
the County of Prineels Ann, and State of Virginia, lately ced.d fu
that purpofeto the United States. It is desired, that the prfcpoUs
may leave theelcftion, whet, er the building above the found, turn
[hall be ol brick or Hone, and as the co.l and charges of those ma
terials vary, it is expected, that a coirelpondinj diffcicnce will he
made in the'terms offered. „ . r .
The foundation of the LighuHoufe is to be of stone, and runt
to the depth of thirteen feet below the water table, ove! 'he lop
which the pavement is to be laid. The diameter thereof is to he
twenty seven feet fix inches, with a vacancy of about nine feet in
The diameter ofthe base isto be twenty fix feet, at which place
the thicknefa of the walls is to be fix feet. Ihe height from t«e
nottom of the water tabic to the top or the stone work is to he sty
ventv two feet,wherethe diameter is to hcfixteen feet h\ inchcs,and
ilie thickness of the walls three feet. The form is to be a., ofbgon,
having three windows in the tall, and four in the weft If it be
built of brick, it is to be faced with the glassy kind, if of ltoue, it
is tobe faced with hewn or hammer-dressed stone.
On the top ofthe stone work is to be a floor of joufs, bedded
therein, planked over and covered with copper, extending about
two feet eight inches beyond the wall, thereby forming an eve,
which isto be finilKd with a cornice, the whole having a dc.ceni
from the centre fufficient to throw off the water.
The lanthorn is to be supported by eight posts ot wrought Iron
of three inches square and twenty feet in length, ten feet ot which
aie to be wrought into the stone wall on the inner part 3 t each
corner. The diameter of it is to be ten feet, leavings platform on*
the oufide thereof of about fix feet in width. All the work above?
this is to be of iron and copper. The lanthotn is to be ten rect
high, having a semicircular roof of five feet more, with iron rak
ers covered with copper. The whole space between the polls sup
porting the lanthorn, is to be occupied by the sashes* which arr
to be made of iron, each sash is to have twenty-eight panes ot
-rlafs, twelve by fourteen inches. One of the sashes on the fouih
weft fide is to be hung with hinges for a door to go out upon the
p!atf<>im, from the outer part of which to the roof of the lanthorn
is to be a frame of iron covered with a net work of strong brass
wire, to prefcrve the gla(s from injuries by hail and flights of
birds in the night.
The rafters of the lanthorn are to be well fattened to an iron,
hoop, ovei which is a copper funnel, through which the smoke
may pass into a large copper ventilator in the form of a man's
head, capable of containing one hundred gallons. 1 his head is to
be so placed as to be turned by a large vane on the spire above it,
that the hole for venting the smoke may always be to the leeward.
Eight dormant ventilators of fix inches diameter are to be fixed.
Dollars,
10000
6000
6000
6coo
s ooz
6000
8000
45°°
4,000
3600
3220
2000
60680
in the roof of the 1 author a.
A close stove is to be provided and fixed in the lanthorn, which
is to be f,urnifhed with eight lamps, each capaKle of containing fix
quarts, hung in two tiers over each other transversely. I here are
to be fix flights of flairs to ascend to the lanthorn, the entrance to
which is to be by a door covered with copper. The building is
to be furnifhed with two condu&ors, to secure it from the ctfe6ls
of lightning.
A frame house is to be built for the keeper, twenty feet square,
two stories high, with a frame kitchen ; the whole to be fimfhed
with lath and plaifle'r.
A vault for the storage and fafe keeping of the oil is to be built
of stone at a convenient distance, twelve feet wide, and twenty in
length. It is to be arched, and covered with earth faud, over
which a (bed is to We built, and it is to be turnifhed with e.ght
(trong cedar cisterns with covers, each capable of containing two
hundred gallons of oil. The entrance isto be fccurcd by a Itrong
door. ■ -v.
Good security for the faithful performance of the contrafl will
be expected. Payments on account will be made at proper sta
ges ot the work, and the balance will be paid on its completion :
or, if a suitable difference fhoukl be made in the terms, cafli wil*
be advanced for the purchase of materials and provisions*
125CC0
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,!
Sept. 20, 1790. J
IT is hereby made known, that the following arrangement has
been adopted towards carrying into execution the A6l, mak
ing provision for the debt of the United States, viz.
Loan-Office Certificates, andthofe iftued by the Commiflion
ers for the adjustment of accounts in the fcvcral States, will beTe
ceivable only at the Treasury and by the refpettive Commiflionera
of Loans within the States in which they were refpeftively illued.
The Certificates issued by the Register of theTreafury, by the Pay
Mailer General and Commiflioncr of Army Accounts, by the
Commiflioners for the adjustment of the Accounts of the Quarter"
Mailer's, Commiflai y's, Hospital, Cloath'ng, and Marine Depart
partments, Indents of Interest, and Bills of Old Emission, will
be receivable mdifcriminately at the Treasury and by the Com
miflioners of all the States. The situation of the Checks has dicta
ted this arrangement for the greater security of the public agatnfi
impositions by forged or counterfeit paper, and which theslaideta
have been adopted from the fame consideration for the execution,
ot the business are such, that it will give facility and dispatch, it
applications from the Holders of Certificates of the Register of
the Treasury and of the Paymaster General, and Commiflioner of
Army Accounts, and of the Commiflioners of the five Depart
ments above mentioned, are made in the firfl instance at the Trea
ftjry ; and if applications from the Holders of Loan Office Certi
ficates, and Certificates issued by the Commiflioners for the adjust
ment of Accounts in the refpeaivc States, ara made in like man
ner to the Commiflioners of Loans within the States in which they
were iflued. Transfers can afterwards be made to any Oific® tkafi
the Proprietors of these Certificates may desire.
Dols.
INTELLIGENCE-OFFICE,
No. 208, in Market, above 6th Street, SouthJide,
WILL be negociated-all kinds of PAPER
MONEY and
BUSINESS tranfa&ed in public offices in the
city, and such Paper-Money and Certificates furnifbcd, as will
make payment at the Land Office equal to Gold and Silver.
MONEY borrowed or loaned, and BILLS,
BONDS, and NOTES of HAND discounted.
HOUSES, Farms, Lands, and Lots, bought
and fold, let or leafed, and Houses, Rooms, Boardiog and Lodg
ing procured for Strangers, or others.
BOOK-KEEPERS, Clerks, School-Matters,
Waiters, Nurses, Seamftrefies, Chamber and other Maids, and
those of other profeflions, who comc well recommended, may
hear of employ ; and Employers be supplied, bv applying to
FRANCIS WHITE.
Dealer in Paper Monty, and Public Securities.
The price of this paper is 3 dolls, pr. avn. and sd. Jingle number.
At the
Public Securities,
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