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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.
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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
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upon Certificates, or other written documents
si -m Public Officers 01 othei wi e. which have
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tered certificates,loans of monies obtained in
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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
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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.
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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:
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