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PAMPHLETS.
Duigenan'j reply to Grattan, I
Report of the (ecret committee of the house
of commons on the Irilh rebellion
Roft 's examination #f thu increase of the
rcveime,commerce, &c. of G. Britain 6aj
Giffor !'. letter to the Earl of Lavderda'e 75
Romel's narrative of the D«; orcation to
Cayenne I 00
Aime's do XSO
A variety of Pamphlets oa American P#Huc».
I dect'mber , 1
Wanted to charter
FOR EUROPE,
A Vessel,
< ~* * of 150 or 280 tons burthen
8 "Ppiy to
James, Glib for 11, Js" Englijh.
i» ra 0 . 9th. $
For Liverpool,
To return an early Spring ibip to Pbila
dctpbia,
Sfc R O S E,
Philadelphia
SILAS JONES, matter,
Burthen 780 tons. Is intended to be speedily dif
patched. For freight or raffle apply to
t JOrt.M ENGLISH,
j No. 147, Water flreet, or
I JAMES, CLIBBORN tf ENGLISH,
Philadelphia
Niw-Youk, Dec. «d. 1800. §
For Sale,
TUP sc. HOOK BR
| ELIZA S/ KATY,
George Parker, matter ;
■ . -*v Burthen 110 tons, 4 montlis
"Id, fails Uft. an ■is pierced for 14 guns. Ap
ply to the matter on board at Downing'!
wharf, or
S ' MUEI, R HO ADS,
Mb. 1, Ptnn Street.
November 21- dtf
For Hamburgh,
r~"3-j The Hamburgh ship
t §®||Three Friends,
-'" - f John Janfen, master,
A fu')ftantia! (Ironggood TtlTcl, and well found
is intended to fail previous to the 25th oi Decem
ber two thirds of her cargo being r<»ady to go #n
board—For the remainder, dr p«Aag<?, apply to
JACOB SPERRY Hi Go.
Who have received per/aid ve/fel
and are now Landing,
P i.atillas rgyales
Britannia!
Quadruple SeltGa«
ClKck<. No a, ai.d LifUdoct
a Morlaix
Arabia,
Strifes
Selelia Handkerchiefs
Butili
Oil Cloths
' Gun Flints
Also on Hand,
Checks and ftxipes Boccadillos, Brirtnnias, Cif
f rillos, Brawn Rolls Eilopillaj, Creas ala Mor
laix, Bielefield fire Shirting, I.innens, D.awlafs,
Siamoife, Tapes Glaf»Warc»,Coffee Mills Scythes,
IDemyjohns, Quills,
november li dtot—tuifrsw i
30,000 lbs. bejlheavy
Black Pepper,
FOR SALE BY
SAMUEL RHOADS,
December 1.
Imported,
In the (hip Atlantic, captain Water», from
Calcutta and Madrat, r "
And for sale by the fubferiber,
A great variety of articles mostly suitable
for exportation,
ajiong which ahk
Blue cloths
Neckan»es
Root RomaU
Salempoores
Ventapolanu
Madran Long Cloth*
Ditto Handk'erchieU.
ALSO
2000 bags prime Sugar,
Hyson and' Souchong Tea,
JOHN MILLEH, Junr.
Ne. lio, Dock street.
raws tf
oStln 10
I 00
No. 1, Ptnn Sfrctt;
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Jujl Received by A. Dickens ;
Opposite Chrjft Church,
Desultory Reflexions,
ON *HE
Ptditicql Aspect of
PUBLIC. AFFAIRS
In the United States of America
Part 11.
" And I Inoked, and beheld a pale horse ; an<
his same that fat on him was Death, ani
" Hell followod with him "
( Trice 35 Cents.)
ALSO
CARMEN SECULARE
For the year 180®.
By Henry Jame< Page P.L.
Superbly printed in 4 to
(Price 75 Cents.)
December 10. 5
Gideon H. WdlT
Has Just Received,
By tht late arrivals—a large and genera) assort
ment of
Hardware, Cutlery £sf Sad/ery,
Which he offers for sale, fcr cafe or the
usual credit.
Market-street, No. 135. 3HV4W
Saw Manufadlory.
FRANCIS MASON,
No. 10, south Fifth (treat,
Manufactures mill, crof> cut and pitt
saws, eqsal in quality, appearance and ftiape
to any ever imported; which ha ftlls wholefule
at the following prices—6 feet millfawss I-* dol
lar each ; cross-cut do 50 cents per foot; pitt do.
60 cents per feot.
V/o.id-Catters cast steel saws, and every other
kind, made tn any particular diredion.
nowmbtr tft Jim
John Whitesides,
i jg friends a rid rhe public in general
that I. e bas taken the
BREWERY,
(late Willianj ;awloi,'s) No. jo, north Sixth street
—where they nay te supplied with Portsr, Ale,
Tabic and oth«r Beers.
N B. A quantity of excellent «ld Porter on
hand fit for immediate use. I
nove«n6er 18
CHINA GOODS.
Landing from the ship America, Watte.
Sims, Commander, from Canton,
ANU FOR SALE DT
NICKLIN, GRIFFITH fa- Co,
BOIJEA, 1
Congo, |
Souchong, if) &md quality, I
Caper fouchorfg, I
Hyfim-ftiD, I tbas
T'hkay, fTBAS,
Singlo,
Young hyson,
Hyson, ift& »d quality, |
Irr.pr.nal,
Yellow & white nankeens
Lutcftrings, black & color'd ( In Boxea
Sinlhawa do. C affotted,
SattUs do. J
Luteili lugs, ma*. blue k dark green ") .
Smlhaws dn C
Pcrlian Mfttati dark green j
Tbty have also on band for sale, received bv
tie fata arrivals from Europe, fJfe.
1 Infina lp«ck-
Striped and checked ginghams i ages alerted,
White figured & cclor'd Muf- | calculated for
tot'ltt J»the Weft-In-
White coined dimities | d i m»rkct t
Color'd silk, flriped N.mkeens | entitled to
J drawback,
14 Trunks printed Calicoes,
*\
3 Bile'a feioe tuihc (Entitle! ti
10 Cases En ill ifh China ware, (drawback
in teafetts
6 Calks mineral Mack,
I ilo. white, WW
10 dr>. colcother,
3 Calks purple Ivown,
3 j do. nailr aftirtod,
q d" Lund.ih porter in bottles
Bnglifh fail canvas, No. 1, t & 3,
UufTia duck,
17 Boxes white Havanna sugar,
13 Pipes oM Madeira wine,
Gunpowder,
Empty wine bottles,
to Guns, 6 plunders,
1.; do. 9 do.
it do- 9 do. with carriages, 4c.
»to,ooolbs. Certf.ou coffee, ift
(Entitled to
jo,ooo!bs. black pepper {drawback
»o L'vga ebony j
Horles to Winter,
HORSES will te taken to wints* at Prof[e&
Hill,at the it mile stone, on the Briftjl road,
where they will have vjood Timothy and Clover
Hay, be well tiken care of, and have a field to run
in when the weather is gout); enquire 01 William
Bell, Philadelphia ; or, of Jufeph Buntilig, ou the
preroifes.
Thry engage to return them in good order Ift
the spring or charge nothug lor k. eping them, and
will ;,ot be anfwerablc for Accidents or escape, but
wiQ rake every precaution to prevent either.
o«3oher it mwf tf
A dented Ti. r-e Zitory
BRICK HOUSE,
in Spruce mar Third Preet,
TO LET.
Enquire of
MOORE WHARTON.
WecomUcr ? tori.**
PRINTING,
Neatly executed at the Office cf the
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Amprira
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c»*,i,. A d . Y '
yjfOCfliCj % /hM
O/" /£<• quality ,
FOR. SALE By'
•DtobiW
FOR SALE,
Br Joseph SIMS,
N<>- 1551 south Water street,
White cC brown Havanna Sugars
Holland Gin
Old Coniic Brandy
London particular Maieira Wine
Pale re"' and yellow Irlui-'s B rk
A br(re nfl.rtnuut of CORDAGE, &c.
m - r 1.7 mw&fa tf
t or Sale
Br JOSEPH ANTHQNrv Ce.
Hyson
Souchong andf TEAS. .
Bohea S '
Mufrovado sugar in hhdt.
Br aiiy lit proof
Lisbon wine in quarter calks
Maiieira wine in pipes
China,.aflbrtcd, and a few bales white and J
yellow nai.keens
A few boxes chocola'e .->0(1 dipt caudles
Spermaceti oil and candles
BeiemiAT u
dim
- ■ -pO* f«j£ -V-"- ri i .
•FI«*Y»StJJ|«T4. ;
lAI tmMbf the lifcft irilvihilKaUH '
Ami, ■ w«U cheftn •fibrttotartf AtM* '-
•, ■ .taring vticia' »" ?•' •
|jALICOC(ud CbintMti (tgvcit~*a4ttf f »
3onW piniUtl for i«nrent»«»d • *
Dnrant*, Jatiu ind C*lim*<i<Mu.
Soßlbixetteud Bombacreni J '
Printed Linen tnd Cotton Hiiidkcrctyfcf* tad
t*wa Wofdatd *». • .
jKoeet do,k *#uflhf-liwlke#elii«fc;'
Shawl*, CtytbO lni CkiM, • gjreit raaf ty
J3O, Crta^MWr v j ■:' ,
Moßiry, Worft&J aua Couon'nftMfaea ,
Do Chliia M'hiie aindßlick Kit .J/,' Y'
Table Clothi. frr.m j. 4. to io by i6-|wiu ial
wftfitfit
lWn4. G»to«e. Ltfwiwand Cwtlllll
iaoonrtarid Lapett Mufiins, coloured and plain
IVhre and i' ,u t Lace, Lace Veils, Cloaks and
Handkerchiefs
White a:.d printed Matfiyllet for veils
iwanfdown, ftripedaml plsid.
-ntton Checks (five) ?8, 4-4, it.B, ind 6-4
and coloured oatrctiojl* handkerchitft
I'.dii Bjr, tanna (!<> • > fuprrior quality
IVhite, Ucd and Yellow F.ar.neli
A. Itw dc2en belt ejaftic Sufpcnders.
He las Alio
Just Received, a well afTorted Invoice ©f
India Muslins,
CONSIJTINO OF
Berbhoom Currahs K tn« llaftas
Alahabad Enierties Do Guirahs
"7omi sny Guzzapora Japna Mamoodies.
Coflaa.
Oflober tB.
V ' *
NOTICE.
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Bank of the United States,
:w tf
I 'HE Stockholders of itie Bar.k of the Urired
X States are inioimed, that acc#rciine 'to 'he
ftatste of iiicoi poration, a General F.ieAmn for
twenty five Biredtors, will be held ar the Bank of
the Unitei State#, in the city of Philadelphia, on
Monday the jthol January ii«t, at ten o'clock ia
Aad purfiiant to the eleventh f »9!or> vf th„ ~v
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place, on Tuesday the 6th of Jauuary next, at sis
o'clock in the evening.
Secttid Fundamental Article,
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ftjr the next ensuing year, hut the Diredlor who
flsall be Prefideut at the tira« of an £u&i<.n may
always be re-eli&ed tu '5Jv
FOR SALE,
OLD Long Primer,
Small Pica on Pica Sndy,
Englifla, Chiles, (Jompofing Sticks, and igres
variety of artislet neceflary to carry o« the Prin
ing BuGnefa. They will be fahlrheap ter cash
Apply to th« Printer.
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