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':c •> iii n.w '■ f 1 ""' <J' V t'l - J !<• I*') J'• n' !T. tlt A'\t < tt.lbMb>Ulli:, <*b c! 11:o 1 iup > i "f" 1 s aiiri pt: - v i'c tfu'-d. l'i" annuel ftiMV ( ii>P'>n tor ,i mem u I >.t IH ; (;nc I)<'sU- ; .-nd ■' »» pc'i.tm d f har In f n i; a Vi-ti 'Hr annum cannot be » ritl- 01, bv tholV wl-o r,m i', by >w ' • t -r.r p- '-«■ "I (\ ii-.Tu)! 1 . ol u'eliil K M.. v ; ' J .r ePVI.' \b' !>•''• d'lii 11 .c iJtHt l\. S.ilnrMr'T-Ui"! <' "« crat-.lvllv 'tic cil I■ v it" : njir.cc i-inunu.ee on 1k- hrft' ihc \) I'l J . 'lun, P. :( rT V »▼*l-' MV 'I .V, L l:„> P. l'l>pC, | m,,, | P-. Mlnf:', I i'T p .ir, H i V' 1 Inns*, J "lin IV' ']. liu M'C-rf, Kobe t K 'Ift -n, •• 1 irat. \ . Tilconer, ( S-■i> u' i S i". '.m 11."" j Per r tiji :>cr. advertised FOR the ««f t' '!<• w c ! k ;t.:tv ru't i " or;-r f " --c- tlrat thfe United Star**, hytl-.eirAft ofthe 12tri of February 1793, ordered t"vrr all Claims of the defcriptifo : herein 'mentioned, and whrdh originated pievir,us f.» ti.e 4th of March 1789: be presented a* the Treasury or or It fore the firft clay of May 17V4, othe'rwife they will so o ve r thereafter, be barred, and extlti -44 ded from fettlemerit or rfllow ai.ee." And ?.s there may l>e feve'al Creditor® of the Uni ted Stare*, holding; Certificates «>i other Se curities, which form a past of the Domcftic Deb:. and who with to fubferibe to the Loan, tiey are reminded that the term for receiving ftibfcription* at the Treasury, is by the Ast of tic United States, palled the fecoi dof March "last, extend dto the last day of Jure, 1794. The following is an extaft from the Act of Limitation above referred to : Skction I. "Be it enacted by the Senate and Hou r e of ReprcfeotatUes « f the United Stares of America, in Conp.refs aftenibled-— That all claims noon the Unit'd States, for Services or Supplies, or for or\er cause, mat ter or thing, formfeed or done, previous to the 4th dav of March 1789. whether founded upon Certificates, or other written documents si -m Public Officers 01 othei wi e. which have not already been barred by any Ast of Limi tati », and which fliall not be pre'cr.tcd at the T eafury before the fi'ft day of May 1794, <hxi| for -rei after be burred and prefenbed from Settlement or allowance : Provided, th*t nothing .herein contained, (hall be con- It M-' l to "♦F.-ft Loan-Office Certificates, Cer tifitatei o! fiual Settlements, Indents of In tereflf, Balances entered in the booVs of the remitter oft e treasury commonly called regif tered certificates,loans of monies obtained in foreign countries, or certificates iflTued pu''u ant to the Ast, intitled 44 An Ast, making pro vision for the Debt of the United States. To be Sold, at p p n a t e s a l f, A Valuable Lot of 16 Ac»e» of LAND, lying on the greal road lead ing fioin P»iii4C««»n roTtcntnn, 1 £ miles from Pnnceton ; wnh atan-vard, hark-hMife, beam houfe and « urrying-fHop, a nevir tailing ftuam of water running through ihe Time; a good with an entry and two 10011.3 on the lowei fl'»or, and three «n rhe upper floor; a kiiehcn adjoining, wnh a Cellar under the whole, and a well of water at the door; also, 170 bearing apple-trees, and two or three acre* of watered modow. There will be an indif. putable title given- Any pcilon inclining f 0 pur chafe, mjy know the term* of Ule by #p. plying to the Subscriber on the rnemifei. MATTHEW CLARVe, Sepiembcr 14, 1793. ( r *T4") Encyclopedia, JUST PUBLISHED, Bv THOMAS DOBSON, the IVSTITI HUM-PAY <•! i' Book teller, at the Stone Houft, in Second firetft Philadelphia. i, I• 1 h. Encyclopedia; or Dictionary Of A rs, fe'tences, and V.ilie.lanecuJ Literature, on a Plan entirety new j The Different Scie.ic THIS volume contains principlesol Levels, L berty, D >strine of Li&litninj?, Locks, Logarithm Logic, Riftorv Ol Lon don, Longitude. Luthc, Lvd'u, Macedon, Mmiajtufcar, Mafcnetiffn* Malts, Hif turjr of Man, Marriage, Mary, Maryland, VI ifoiiry, Materia Medica, Meadow, Mecha nics, with a great variety of Biographical and M fcellaneous articles, illutlrated with 1 ty two Copperplates, A. a number ot fatailief nre (till in the country, and it it not generally known who a^err'urned. T. D>bl'on, solicits the favor »♦* t"le fubferibers to cajl or fend lor their vo uinet, that tliey rndy be fuppliid as early as >o'!ible. u»e public ; tut as it ip*kcs Us appearance in an imperfect (late, some ac count of the reason of that impei fe&ion should he Riven.' On the 81F1 of September last, the Pub!iflier had the misfortune oi having his Printing-Office burnt down by a fire which broke out in the neighbourhood, and a great quantity of hi', printing materials deflroyed, and aiiiong other articles, the figures, with which he was printing the tables of lo garithms, belonging to the prefeiit volume, were melted down by the violence of the fire. A< a supply of these could not be immediately obtained, lie was under the necetfity of pub lifliing the volume without the e tables; but hopes he (half be Able to pub!i(h them with the next volume which is now in considerable lor- if w v u-.. t' warditefs. The Publilber embraces this opportunity of txpretfing his grateful acknowledgments t« the ftenerous public, for the very liberal pa tronage with which his undertaking has been honored; at tire fame time be takes the li berty of leprefenting to such of the fubferibers as are in arrears, the indifpenfible necessity of punftuaHty, bbtli in taking up the volumes as early as poiirble after publication, and of pay ing for them when taken. Many of the inb fcribers having G,ot only one, two, three, fcc. T«'u volumes, and fevei&l volnutcs remain unpaid* Thus the work haMgs in '<*11 it's different sages from the cortni»en«em«ut; and though the im pnrfarlce „r t> few dollars may be hut a trifle to the ind'tfidiVris vet accum'ntMlo* of these frifjes .*ID Uv« ilit Publiiher under vcrv (iriom er.barmfl'me'it, and deprives htm .if she ufr of many Tliosfaredj of Dollars which Jan. i ,i E N T, rn.vvbe con at this iit*ie would he C»f very eflbntial fervke. For these reaf»ns the VuWilTier finds himfelt under the necefiity of recurring to the original tertws of iMiolica 1 .«>», and in future no lutnes " lli be delivered but on!v to thofie who take and pay tti the time of publication. December id. Ntw-|tr. stv, ) T)Y virtue of * Writ to me Suflcx Cofejoiy. (T. ) 13 dirrfted, issued out of the Higb Court ol Chancery of New-Jersey, at the full of William Shipley againfl John Ming and others; I Avail expose to (ale at Public Ven due, omhe sixth day ol February next, between the hours <if Twelve and Five in the Afternoon of the fame day, on the Premifej, the following defenbed Trail of Land, with its appui tenancec, situate in the Townfoip of Oxford and Count' y of Suflex, beginning at a Chefnut Oak. Tree, c or ner of Danifl C'«x's land, and fhnding iu the line of a former fnivry made to Thomas S' tVen fon, being marked with the letter B. an<* thonre extending along Coxt'g line foul)", fifty de grees weft fifty-five chains and fevemv .five linitt to * Black O.ik Tieecomcr ol Jofcr'h Shipprn's land (fecrnrl) sou h nine degrees a'ad fifteen mi nutes, wrft nmei\ chains and fl/.ty fivfc l.irks U> a forked White Oak Tree, ma* ked will* the leu Icir f and B another of th t'jin Ship pen's cor tiers (third) thincc north ei/' ,cy degtyes, eafl one hunched and forty-five c)* his, to / post on the southerly fide of Paquar.llfe.River, bring also a corner of John Reading's land (louith) thence north degiees v, eft, one hundred and thirty-two ch* ns to the place of beginning, containing nine hundred thirty acres with the usual alivwancc for rrads and high ways — The fame Premises are v/uhin eight roiles of the Rivrr Delaware, and th tie is thereon a conveni ent Gvift Mill wi:h tw t pair of Stones—a Saw Mill in good repair, with a fuffceient ilream of *ater (or their uf< —a Dwelling Houfc, Store House, and fcvrral {mail bui'dings. IS hereb*/ given, to the Members of the iN'ditf nce Company at North-America, That thflf third Instalment, being Two Dollars on '/ach share of tl«- Stock, is to be paid, a- R'.eeably to the Conllitntion, on the second Monday [the 13th day] of January next: And a Central Meeting of the Stockhclder* is to lie lie Id on the succeeding day, for the purpose of choosing Fifteen Direflars, examining into the Situation of the Company's Affairs, and ma king such additional Rules and Regulations as they (hall judge neceflarv. Vol. X. VOLUME X. OF sr irHicn and Arts, arc digcflcd into the form of Diitinft Treaties or Sy items : t lsth yolvms of the Encyclopedia is ADVERTISEMENT MMIK THOM PSON, Sheriff. Dated *2tl «juy of July, 1793. N O TICK EBENEZER HAZARD, Serratary. Dec. j6. raw A.it 3. ij A New Publication. JUST PUBLISHED, And to be fol<J by R. AIT KEN, No. 22, Mar)utJlrret, TRANSACTIONS OF THE AME RICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. Held at Philad'lphia, for promoting Uftful Knowledge, Vol. 3. Pi ice tcfin hards CfT The fub r criber.s are requeued to call as above dire£led lor the 3d vol. where may be had, complete setts unitbrmly printed. Contents of Vol, 1. An eflayon those enquiries in Natural Phi losophy, *hich at preterit are mod benefici al to the United States of North America. Dr. Kichelas Collin, а. Conje&ures concerning the formation of the earth, &c. Dr. B. Franklin. 3. A new and curious theory of Light and Heat. 2>f. B. Franklin. 4. Defeript on of the process to be observed in making large iheetsof paper in the Cht nefe manner, with one smooth furiace. Dr. B. Franklin. 5. Queries and conjectures relative to Mag netism, and the theory of the Earth. Dr. B. Franklin. б. Explanation of a singular phenomenon, firft observed by Dr Franklin, and not fatisfac torily accounted for. Mr. R. Patterjon. 7. An account of an Earthy Subftauce found near the falls of Niagara and vulgarly cal led the Spray of the Falls ; together with some remarks 011 t!i<* Falls. Robot MK'aufiny As. D. 8. Observations on the probabilities of the duration of Human L fe, and the progress of population, in the United States of Ame rica. William Barton, Lfq. 9. A letter containing observations made at Lake Eric, on that singular phenomenon, by fcamen termed looming. Andrew Elitest Ffq. 10. An Account nf the Sugar Mapltf-Trec of the United States, and of the methods of obtaining Sugar fVom it, together with observations upon the advantages both pub lic and private of this Sugar. « Benjamin Rujh, AID. 11. Memoir on' the use of the Thermometer in difcoveiiog Banks, Soundings, Jonathan Williams, Esq. 12. An Account of the most effe&ua! means of preventing the*deleterious consequences of the bite of the Crotalus Horridm, or Rat tle Snake. Benjamin Smith Ba)t** y A/. 1). 13. Magnetic Observations, made at the Uni versity of Cambridge, (MalTachufetts.) Dr. S. IVillie.ms. 14. Aeclirate determination of the right af cen!ion and declination of Bootes, and tl/l* Pole Star. Andrew Ellicott, Ef<J. 15. Account offeveral Houfcs in Philadelr,jfia, (truck with Lightning, nn June 7th, ,789, David R\ttenhouft. y Esq. ' j6. An Account of the efle&s of a fttoke ol Lightning on a House furnifhed with two Condu&ftrs. David and Francis Ihpkinfoil, tfqrs. 17. Experiments end Observations on Evapo -5 ration in coW Air. 0;. Wijtdr, At D. 18. Postscript to Mr., barton's Letter, to Dr. Rittenhoufe, oC the 17, of March, 1791. 19. New Notation of Music. 2A\vtt J. Mr. R. Ptu C TJan. 20. Obfervatiotr? on the Theery of Water Mills fcfc. IV. Waring. 19. Observations. David Riltcnkouft. 20. A better relative to a method of finding Rim of the several powers of the Sires, David Rittenhoffe, Esq. 7,i. Index Florae Lancaliritnfts. Hcvrtto MvhUnbeig, D. /). 22. J nv'e (ligation of the power of Dr. Bar ker's Mill, as improved by James Rumley, with a description of the mill. W. Waring. 2£. A Tliermemetrical Journal of the tem perature of the Atmosphere ark! Sea, on a voyage to and from Oporto, with explana tory observations theTeon. "Jonathan Williams, Ffq. 24. Fi'ft memoir of observations on the plants denominated Cryptogamick. M. D( Keauvois. 25. A letter, containing oblervations on the ancient wot ks of Art, the Native Inhabi tants, &c. of the Western Country. Major Jonathan Heart. 26. An account of some of the principal dies employed by the North American 1 ndians. Extracted by the late Mr. Hugh Martin. 27. An account of the beneficial effects of the Caflia ChanVaecrifta in recruiting worn-out lands, and in enriching fuel* as are natural ly poor; together with a botanicaldeftfrip tion of the plant. Jamei Green way of Virginia. 28. An account of a fcriH on the borders of North Carolina, supposed to have been a volcano, in a letter from a Continental of ficer, to Dr. 7* Virginia. 29. An Account«f a poilonous plant, grow ing fpontaneonfly in the southern part of Virginia. Extrafred froni a paper by Dr. Jamei Greenwax, Fifginia. 30. Description of a Machine for mealuringa (hip's way. Francis Hopkinfon, fjq. 3!. An Inquiry into the queftimi, whether the Apis Mellifica, or true Honey Ecc, i* a na tive of America. Benjexin Smith 32. An Account of a Comet. David Rittenhovfe, EJf. 33. Cadmus or a Treatifeon the Elements of Written Language, illustrating, by a Philo sophical divifior. of Speech, the power of each character, thereby mutua'Jv fixing the Orthography a-»d Orthoepy. "With an ElTay on the mode of teaching the Deal, or Suxd and coi.f.'quently ,Dunib to fpe»k, by Win. Thornton, M. D. Honored with the Ma pellanic Gold Medal, by the Philosophical Society, in December, 1792 N. B. Cddmu i? p inted in a fine 8. vol. and lolil by the Publilher lie re of. 34- Obfervationa on the Theory of Wafer- Mills. #■ 35. An Improvement on Metalic Conductor* r.• Lightning rods. 7 ■ Rvbttt Pdlltrje*. Honored with the Magellanic Premium, liv an Award ol tlie Society in December *79^* 36. An easy and expeditious method dif ftpating the noxious Vaj>our commonly found in Weill and other lubterraneous places kbcncicr Ffq. 37. A method of draining P'»nds 111 leve; grounds. J'P H'tt'"- 38. Oblervations on the feveritv of tile win ter, tT!<f, 178 a. Rtv. Mttthile Ifiljin. 39. A 'Description of a new Standard for Weights and Measures; io a letter front Mr. John Cooke, ot Tipperary in Irelmil. 40, Defeription of a Spring-Block, designed to a dill a Veflel in failing, frarcis for, Esq. Honored With the Magel!«nx Gold Med*!, by an Award of the Society in December 1790. December 20. Robert Campbell, No. 54, South Stcond-Jh-eet, Seconddoorbilo v the earner ot C lelimt-ftreer, HAS IMPORTED, By the late arrivals from Britain and Ireland, large and general djfortment of New Books and Stationary, Which will be disposed ot on the lowcft tei Dec. 23. mw&rtf< Parry and Mufgrave, Goldsmiths c£f Jewellers, No. 42, SOUTH SECOND-STREET, HAVE FOll SALE, Jti elegant AJhrtmeut of SILVER y PLATED WARE, JEWELLERY & fine CUTLERY, Which they will dispose of on the mod r€*- fonnble renns. Devices in hair, Miniatures felt, and every thing in the gold and silver way, done as uiuaJ. December 34. ALL porfons having any demand against the Estate and Effects of Mrs. MARY SINDR'£Y, widow, late of Frankford, Ok ford t'jVnfhip, in the State of Pennf>lv»nt«, dec? a ltd; are desired to produce their hc co'unts to JaCOS Lehiek and Willi am Cheed, (in Frankford, *forefaid,) Executors and Ad ministrators of the above m o»<fer tor ,eitlc ment. And whoever is indt bred to said £f tntc, &c. are requested to make payment to the aforefaid Administrators, on or before the 16th of March, 1794, or they will be dealt with according to law. Fraukford, Dec. 16. Stock Brokers Office, No. 16, Wall-street, Nfw-Youk THE subfcrib«r intending 10 confine h-mfclf entirely lo the PURCHASE & SALE or STOCKS on COMMISSION, h>gs leave to of fer hit fetticrito his friends and others, in the line ol a Stock Brrtker. Those who may plrafc to favor him will) their bofinefs, may drix »'d upon having it tranced with the utmost fide lity ar»d dtfpatch. Orders from Philadelphia, 801 l on, or any other part of the United States, wtll be Ori&ljr attended to. LEONARD BLEECKER. NEW BOOKS. Now opening for Sale, By M. CARE Y, No. 118, MARKET-STREET; A large and valuable collection BOOKS, imported from London in the Mohawk. Dec. 19. Seat of War. For Sole, at M. CAREY's Stort, No. 118, Market-street, A Sheet Map of the French;, Austrian and Dutch Netl>erlands, in <vhich the progvefs of the present War may be traced.———/*Virr three eighths oja dollar. And a Map ot the Three Nonhei nDiftrifti of France, divided into Departments.——* P> ice 5 oj a dolUr. Maps of the United States:—Any public spirited gentlemen) paA felled of material*. tor correffing and improv ing the Maps of the feveial Stater, will laj M. Carey under very particular obligation by communicating them. He is in immediate want of some for Now-Jerlcy and Delaware n of xvjich States he i\ now preparing Maps. Guthrie's Geography! The fubfeription for this Woi k v ill I* co«r tinued open, at the prefect rate of twelve dollars, till the fir ft day of November next p. after which, it will be raised to fourteen dol* Urs. PHILADRLP] IA: Pi.ii.Tte : , JOHN FENNO, No. 3, South I'uurth-Street. end2w. mw&ftf ti-ftf.
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