BOSTON, March 21. THE new invented Steam Jack doe* honor to the genius of a citizen of Maffacliufetts—Mr. John Bailey, of Hanover, in the county of Plymouth. He, by a happy thought, firft conceived the idea of applying (team to propel a Jack, for roasting meat; and after a variety of experiments, haa completely carried that idea into effe<Ji. He has jferfe&ed the Machine in a style extremely well calculated for the convenience of families; a* the manner of nfing it is so simple, any body can doit. Port-au-Prince exhibits a scene of unparallel ed dill reft—the Negroes have got many strong holds in the mountains—and continue to treat the white inhabitants with the greatest severity when in their power. PORTSMOUTH (N.H.) March 7,0. The British nation, convinced of the injustice as well as the ill policy, of negletfting the petili ons, formerly presented by their American fub jedls for the privilege of a resident Bishop in the Colonies, and the consequent hardships to a part of their citizens, who did not enjoy all the insti tutions of their religion without one ; have now made piovifion for the support of three Biihops in their North American Provinces. Three thou sand pounds, are contributed by the national cha rity, for the annual support of clergymen and schoolmasters of the national church, and the distribution of books of piety and devotion. New churches are eretfting, schools opening and a college founding. They are determined to give every poflible encouragement to the spreading of religion, morality and learning in those regions, under the fandlion and proredion of government. Description of a LOCK, in Canal Navigation. A LOCK is a bason placed lengthways in a ri ver or canal, lined with walls of raafonry on each fide, and terminated by two gates, placed where there is a cascade or natural fall of the country ; and so conftrutfted, that the bason being filled with water by an upper fluke to the level of the waters above, a veflcl may ascend through the upper gate ; or the water in the lock being re duced to the level of the water at the bottom of the cascade, the veflel may descend through the lower gate ; for when the waters are brought to a level on either fide, the gate on that fide may be easily opened. Butasthe lower gateisftrain ed in proportion to the depth of water it supports, ■when the perpendicular height of the water ex ceeds 12 or 13 feet, more locks than one become neceflary. Thus, if the fall be 17 feet, two Jocks are required, each having 8 1-2 feet fall; and if the fall be 26 feet, three locks are neceflary, each having 8 feet 8 inches fall. The fide-walls of a lock ought to be very strong. Where the natu ral foundation is bad, they fliould be founded 011 piles and platforms of wood : they Ihould like wise slope outwards, in order to resist the preflure of the earth from behind. LAW. AN EXTRACT FIRST cotnes the Declaration in Trespass the Defendant's answer to the Plaintiff's decla ration follows next; and this in law language, is a PJea. Next comes the Plaintiffs exception, ov answer to the Defendant's Plea ; and this the gentlemen of the law phrafea Replication. Then follows the Defendant's answer to the Plaintiffs replication, or reply ; and this is elegantly ftiled a Rejoinder. The Plaintiff is then pushed to make a second defence of his Declaration, by way of answer to the Defendant's rejoinder; and this second defence is exprefled by what is known in law to be a Surrejoinder. The Defendant perse veres, and comes on with his answer to the Sur rejoinder ; and this is prettily called a Rebutter. The Plaintiff, being again atloofe ends,produces a second replication to the Defendant's rebutter ; and this is emphatically called a surrebutter. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, "l March 31, 1792. j NOTICE is hereby given. That the infereft for the quarter endingthis.dav.onthe FUNDED DEBTotiheUnitedStatei' nar.dine on the books of theTrcafnry, and of the Commiflionerof Loans foi this State, will be paid at the Bank of the United State?. STOLEN, WITHI >J a few days last past, from the Subfcrlh.r, the fol lowing NOTES, ifTued by the Treasurer of the Common wealth of MafTachufetis: No. IS-'Si, Dec. 1, 1783,/' 72 it payable to Phineas Lyman ; No. 18379, Nov. 1, 1783, f 06 4 payable to Will: am Lvo x; No. ,30,, Dec.,, >781, £.80 q! Tiayableto Nathaniel Wrlcht ; No. 162 90. 1 i-R, 16—No. 71, OS. t, 1781, £.48 i, payable to Do'ftor Samuel War e. Whoever w,ll apprehend and secure the Thief or Thieves so that he or (heymay be brought to joflice, shall receive a reward pi I vtt.l V Dot; ARS ; and whoever will produce the above • Otes, and return them 10 the fubferiber, (hall receive a reward or OxsHcndrid Dollars, and all necelTary charges. Precaution having been taken to prevent their ever being paid to t ie rhict or Thieves by the Treasurer abovementioned • All pi ".onstnerelore are cautioned not to Durchafe the above Notes ol any one offering them for fa!e. Xrtiav.p'en, Fa. 29, 1791, fep.tf) 4' NATH. WRIGHT. PROPOSALS FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION^ In the Commonwealth of MaJjachufcttj, A SYSTEM for the DISCIPLINE of the ARTILLERY in the UNITED STATES of AMERICA; THE YOUNG ARTILLERIST'S POCKLT COMPANION. IN THREE PARTS. Part 1./ CONTAINING the-duty and practice of light field artillery. Part 2. Containing the theory and praflice of heavy artillery : to which will be added, an extiaft of a Treatise on the origin and principle of Courts-Martial, wrote by an experienced Officer in the line, and who did duty as Judge-Advocate in America. Part 3. Laboratory duty ; containing a great variety of dire&ions for coinpofition, and the method of making artificial fire-works, and the formation of ammunition for the different kinds of ord- nance. By WILL JAM STEVENS, Esq. An Officcr 111 the American Artillery through the whole of the late revolution, and since in the Militia. CONDITIONS. This wotk to be printed on good paper with a liandCome type, neatly bound and lettered, in three pocket volumes, containing upwards of one thousand pages; illustrated with a great variety of explanatory plates, executed bv able artists. The price to fubferibers, One Dvllar each volume-—to non-sub scribers, One Frer.ch Croum each volume : and those who fubferibe for fix setts, shall have a (evenih gratis. This work lhall be publiflied as soon as five hundred copies are fubferibed for. Subfcripiion papers will be lodged with the principal Printers and Booksellers in the United State? of America. JUST PUBLISHED, AND TO BE SOLD BY THOMAS DOBSON, Bookseller, At the Stone House in Second-Street, The First Volume of HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS-. Consisting of stati papers, and other authentic documents, tiUpoded as materials for an HiAory of the United States or America, BY EBENEZER HAZARD, A. M. Member of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadel phia for promoting ufeful knowledge ; and Fellow of the Ame rican Academy of Arts and Sciences. The dcfign of this compilation being to prefexve and exhibit a regular fc-ries of the moll important and authentic documents re lating to the history of America, from its discovery by Columbus to the present time, it mull be peculiary interesting to alfwho wish to acquire a thorough knowledge of this fubjeft. April 4. FOR SALE, BLOOMSBURY, THAT elegant SEAT at the Falls of Delaware, in the vicinity of Trenton, in New-Jersey, occupied for many years past by the fublcriber; containing upwards of 200 acres ot land, besides a trail of wood-land of about 185 acres, at the didance of two miles. The farm is divided by the main street leading from Trenton 10 Lamberton, and Philadelphia, into two parts, nearly equal in quantity ; the eaftwardly part being arable land, is laid off in convenient fields, and in good farming order. The other part, bounded by the (aid street on the east, and by tht nver on the weft, forms a square; which, from the combined effe£l of fix ation and improvements generally allowed to be,one of the moll beautiful and desirable feats in the Hate. The mansion-house is a handsome, well-fintftied brick building, 50 by 40, containing four rooms on each floor, with excellent cellars, and a two story brLk kitchen ; and commanding a very extensive and pleasing view of the river, both above and below, as well as including the falls, and also of Trenton and the neighbouring feats and improvements on both (ides of the river. Among the out-buildings are a new lion: coach-house and stables, fufficient to contain fix carriages and ten horses, accommodated with a cutting and feeding room, and a ca pacious loft for hay ; adjoining theft is a very complete granary, rat proof, ami a stone cow-house, upwards of 100 feet in length, containing thirty-one paved stalls, over which is a roomy loft for' hay, &c. Adjoining the court-yard of the mansion-house, is a gar den of about two acres, extending towards the river, in the highest (late of culture, and abounding with a rich colle&ion ot the choicest fruits of almost every kind, and several large asparagus beds, highly manured. At a convenient distance from the man sion-house, and nearly in the centre of the square, is a new, well built, stone farm-houfe, accommodated with a large chcefe-room spring-house, garden, &c. a complete stone smoke-house, corn cribs, waggon-house, a capacious ice-house, and every other ne celfary out-building. The ground is properly divided into Jmntl fields, all well watered, highly improved, and chieflv under the most approved grass. This square has produeed annually, for se veral years past, upwards of, sixty tons of the best hay, besides supporting through the fuinmer season twentv to thirty horned cattle, and eight or ten horses. It contains also two bearing or chards of good fruit. The river abounds, in the proper seasons, with great plenty of all kinds of fifh usually found in frefh water in this climate, and with a variety of wild-fowl ; both of which may afford a pleasing amusement to the sportsman, as well as a convenient addition to the elegance and variety of his table. The whole of the land, except the wood-land, it inclofcd and divided by good fences, great part of which is formed of red cedar ports, and rails of chrfnut and white cedar. The purchaser may have the improved square separately, or the whole together, as may best suit him. There is an inexhaustible quantity of good build ing stone on the river ftiore. The purchase money, if well secured, and the interest punctually paid, will not be demanded foi many years. Any peifon desirous of viewing the premises, may be gratified on application to Samuel W. Stockton, Esq. of Trenton, or Mr. Inallman, who at present occupies the .'aim-houleand' part of the land—and may know the price on application to the fubferiber, at No. 213, South Second-street, opposite to the New- Market, in Philadelphia. ]OHN COX American Lead Manufactory. STEPHEN A U S T I N, & Co. HAVE just now opened their Lead-Warekousi, two doors south of Walnut-flrcet Whaif, adjoining their New Fa&ory where they have now made, and ready for sale, a general affort mcntof SHOT of all £zes, with SHEET and BAR LEAD, the production of the Mines in Virginia. As they have employed a number of experienced Englifli woikmen, they wa, rant it to be equal ,11 quality to any manufactured in Europe, and at a reduced price from the coll of imported. They also continue to manufaflure all the above articles at Richmond, in Virginia. All orders addressed to either of the above Faftoncs, will be thankfully received, and execucd on the Ihortelt notice. N. B. anted, induftrtous, sober, Labouring Men, at the said Mines, where constant employ, good wages, and 01 her encourage ments will be given, means of conveyance being provided, and noules tor their reception. For further particulars enquire of MefTrs. Moses Aust i n & Co at their Faftnry in Richmond, or as above. Pb.ladelplrij, Dtccvticr 3, 1791. ' 404 ' J ° R 'f"" C,IZ " Tt '■/""Vstrir, State- m U earneftlj requtfi, the, thef, of h!i ftifrikcr,, mh .fc arrearage, hoi been accumulating for more than toillc months, would make p aymnl soon as pof/ltU~atfatthc.fi, befor, frjl day oj June rkefc fcrfm j 'xhojha/l hdff.fitopatromzc thi, Gazette ast,, the PoQ. Office LawJhaUgo into operation, wiltphaje tof, g ni,\ lk .. r intention to the Dcpu.v Post-Masters in the Umtcd Jul fh „ it Jr reified to forwardJurhfuffcriptions «, nay he recent J, to the Editor' previous ,o the fjiijtrfi oj June The terms B \ Three Dollars per annum, KeUfUe of ficJUg<~0 K ehalftoi,p a , t a , the time offubferibing, the other half to te advanced a, the expiration of the JirJl fix months. Bank of the United States. RESOLVED, TW.beStockholders b ,,"' 9? ' thonfed to compleat their Shares by payment at before the periods required by the law oi incorporation Resolved, That each Share Co compeared, thai] br entitle , draw a dmdend of the profits of the BanK, f lom and after the fi'ft day of the month next fuccecdtng the day of compleattn, hi h Resolved, That so much of the quarter's intereftuDon the P,k lie Debt transferred to compleat any Share asaforefatd as ft,li have accrued before the firft day of ihe month next .u completion of such Share, (hall be received by the Bank 7 , to the persons who shall have transferred the fame ' By order of the Prcfident and Directors f c P ,lft j) JOHN KKAN-, Cajhier. At A, MM7INC 01 THE Dl**CTO*> of THE J}a„ k the Unite? States, March 30, i?q s RESOLVED, That the Offices of Discount and i)essGt he authori Ted to receive of Stockholders the 3d and ithW Payments on their Shares.in the Capital Stork of that .he Calhie.s of the said o(ficesggi f duplicate leceioufjfo,!, oayments, oneot which receipts,accompanied witi'evidence of transfer of public debt fuffipent tp complete fatd fiarei.upou be" ing produced at the $ank, (hall entitle fiich Stockholders to cer* tificates for full (hares, and to all the benefits of tie Relictions of the Board of Direflors patted the 21ft inftanl, re itire u, pleting (hires by payment at any tupe before the periods reqmrtd by the, law of incorporation. " ' • By order of the President and D'reftorj. JOHN KEAN, hjkitr. WASHINGTON, in the Territory of Colu.m.bu. A Premium OF a I.OT in (his City, to,be designated by impartial iudf< and FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS; or a MEDAL'of thai value, at the option of the party ; will be given by the Commit fioners of the Federal BuilcJirjgs, to the perloti who, beloie the fifteenth day of July, 1792, Hiall prod,uce to there the moU ap. proved PLAN.it adooted bv them, for a C APITOL.iote erected in this Ctty ; and TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS or a MEDAL, for the Plan deemed next in merit tothe one they (hall adopt. The building to beof buck, and to coutainthefol lowing apartments, to wit: (to.xm) A Conference Room ? u ® c ' <-n j 10 ac -1 A Room for the ReprefenUtives ( com r modjtf 3 C ° I theferoamj ) persons each. ! 10 be of A Lobby or Antichamber to the latter j full eieva. A Senate Room of 1200 square feet area f uon. An Antichamber or Lobby to the lad J 12 Rooms of 600 square feet area each, for Committee Roopisaod Clerks' Offices, to be of half the elevation of the former. Diawings will be expe&ed of the ground plats, elevations of each front, and le&ions through the building in such as may be neceflaiy to explain the internal ftrufture; andanelli mare of the cubic feet of brick-work com poling the whole mats of the walls. March 14, i 792, WASHINGTON, in the Territory of Columbia, A Premium OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, or a MEDAL of that value, at the option of the party, will be given by theCom miilioners of the Federal Buildings, to the perfou who, before the fifteenth day of July next, shall produce to them the most ap proved PLAN,if adopted bythem,fora PRESIDENt'sHOUSE, to be ere&ed in this City. The fiteof the building, if the ariill will attend to it, will of course influence the afpe& and outline of his plan ; and it's dtftination will point out to him the number, /ize, and distribution of the apartments. It will be a recommen dation of any plan, if the central part of it may be detached and erected for the present, with the appearance of a complete whole, and be capable of admitting the additional parts, in future, if they (hall be wanting. Drawings will be expected of the ground plals, elevations ot each front, and fe£tioris through the building, irr such dircclionsas may be necessary to explain the internal iiuflure; and an estimate of the cubic feet of brick-work, compofiog the whole mafc of the walls. March 1792 Public Securities, Bought and Sold, on COMMISSION, by SAMUEL ANDERSON, Cn*fnut-Street,next door to the Bank, No. 97, Jones & Burroughs, STOCK-BROKERS, STATE-STREET, BOSTON, BUY and fell every kind of the Stocks of the United States, Con mi (lion, by Private Contrast, and Public Auction.— Those jcntlemtn who may be pleased to favor iliem with their comm.nds, may rely on fidelity, secrecy and dispatch. Bofbn, March, 1792. (rav^rO A NEGRO MAN by the name of CATO VERNOV, *> or . n in Newport (Rhode-Island) enlisted in Col. Greene's me»t. of Blacks, early in the late War. fie survived the V- ar, ao fetled, as supposed, in or near Philadelphia. If he wiil app Y hereof, he will be informed of fomerhing con.i e rblv to his advantage. April 4. ' c P-4'- _ TO BE SOLp BY THE EDITOR, AT A BLE for receiving and paying Gold at the Ban'< 0. t United States, (hewing the V?lue of Gold in Dollars an Cents, One to a Thousand Pennyweights—according tot 0 A£l of Congress, ascertaining the Standaid and Value of Goid. Blank Powers to rtceivc, (/ielntere[i,(indJor(hetranJfrtJ principal of public debt, avrctablttcthe Rules ejlablijhed in the red firy Department: Aljo IHjnksforabJlradsoJCcrtijicatcSy ttfijot c the Editor. (RT The JOUR \'AL nf the THiRD SESSION of *■ SIS'ATE if the UNITED STATES, may be hide/ the Editor hereff. tf THE COMMISSIONERS THE COMMISSIONERS. INFORMATION.
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