*
Treasury of the United States. $
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons who are or
may be Creditors of the United States, for any sums ,
o( the Funded Debt, or Stock, Baring a present i/itereji of fix
fer centum per annum. c€
iff, That pursuant to an Ad of Congress passed on the
18th day of April, T796, intitledan adk in addition to an ■
■— " An acl making further prevision for the
and for the redemption of the ,
public debt, reimburfedand ,
paid in manner following, to wit. " ~Flfclt, (lends 1
" to be made on the lad days of March, June and SepteH§r"
" ber for the present year, and from the year one.thoufend,, '
" icvtrt hundred and ninety-seven, to tie year one
* e - farid hundred & eighteen Hrdnfiye,at die. /ate ol
k< one and one half per centum upon the original capital.
Secondly, by dividend* to be made on the day ot
44 Decemb#r for the present year, and from the year one o
" *houiUifld-&v?n hundred and ninety-seven, to the .year
" one thousand eigfirhiindred and seventeen inclusive, at
u the r2te of three and one half per centum upon the ori
" filial capital; and by a dividend to be ftia !e the -
in the ytjar one thoufeifci-erght hun
drcd and eighteen, of such fumvas \vT4 be then acie
" quate, according to tKeTontra«sl, for the fitisT redemp
-44 tion of th* said flock."
2d. All diftindtioh between payments on account of
Xnterefi and Principal being thus aboliflied by the eftablifli
ment of the permanent rule of reimbursement abov« de
fci ibed, it has become neceflary to vary accerdingly the
powers of attorney for receiving dividends; the public
ercditors will therefore observe that the following form
iseftabfifhedfor all powers of attorney which may be
granted after the due promulgation ot this notice, viz.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that
I of in
,jjh. do make, confitute and appoint
of my true andlaivful At-
Urney, for me, and in my name, to receive the dividends ivbich are,
#r Jhall he payable actording to lam, on the (here describing the
stock) funding in my name in the books of (here defending the
books of the Treasury or the Commifiioner of Loans,
where the {lock is credited) from (here insert the com
mencement and expiration of time for which the power of
attorney is to continue) ivitb peiver also an attorney or dttor
nies under him, for that purpose to make and fubjlitute, and to do all
foivful ufts requiftttffor effecting the premises, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that my said Attorney or hisfubfitute, Jhall lawful
iy do, by virtue hereof.
In IVitnefs hereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the
day ef —intbgyear. ,—;—-— -
Sealed and Delivered
in prefenc^pf,
BE IT KNOIVN, that on the day of
lefore me personally came
ivithin named and acknowledged the above letter of attorney to be
bis att and deed.
In tejlimony tvheretf I have hereunto set my Hand *nd affix
ed Seal fbe day and year left afortfaiJ.
Given under my Hand at Philadelphia, this twen
tieth day of July 1796, pursuant to dire&ions
from the Secretary of the Treasury.
SAMUEL MEREDITH,
1 reafurer ef the United States.
July *J« TV & St 1 J.
Walhington Canal Lottery,
NO. I.
WHEREAS the State of Maryland has authorised
the underwritten, to raise twenty-fix thousand,
two hundred, and fifty dollars, for the purpose of cutting
a Canal through the City of Walhington, from th Po
tomacto theEaftern Branch Haroour,
The following is the SCHEME of No.!.
Viz •-X prize of so,coo dollars, ao,ooo
I ditt» io.coo 10,000
7 lad drawn 7 , ■
Tickets, each j *' 000 3 * oo °
6 ditto 1,000 6,c00
10 ditto 400 4,000
40 ditto 100 a,coo
55 ditto 50 2,750
5750 ditto 11 69,g08*
To be raised for the Canal, 26,150
5850 Prizes, 175,000
11650 Blanks, not two to a prize.
17500 Tickets, at Ten Dollars, - 175,000
The Commiflioners have taken the Securities re I
quired by the aforefaid aft for the punctual payment ol
the prizes.
The drawing of this I.ottery will commence, without
delay, soon as th» Tickets are fold, of which timely
notice will begiven.
Such prizes as are not demanded in fix months after the
drawing is finilhed, shall be considered as relinquiftied for
the benefit of the Canal, and appropriated accordingly.
(Signed ) NOTLEY YOUNG,
DANIEL CARROLL,a/D
LEWIS DEBLOIS,
GEORGE WALKER,
WM. M.DUNCANSON,
THOMAS LAW,
JAMES BARRY.
City of WafhingtoH, Feb. 11. ,5
W A jV T E B, .
An APPRENTICE to the Printing Bujinefs.
Enquire at this Ofiite. Aug. 19
Lands of the United States
Treasury Department, Augujl 3, 1796.
Public Notice is hereby Given,
IN purluar.ee of an a£t of Congress, passed on the 18th
day of May, 1796, entitled " Am ait providing " for
thefale of the lands of the United States, in the Territp'
ry north weft of the river Ohio, and aboyc the mefith of
Kentucky river," that the feftions or lots of land descri
bed in the annexed schedule, lying in the seven ranges of
townlhips, which were surveyed in pursuance of an ordi
nance of Congress, passed on the twentieth day of May,
in the year one thousand seven hundred and efghty-five,
' will be exposed for sale at Public vendue, in the town ol
Pittsburgh is.Pennsylvania, on the twenty-fourth day of
Ofiober next, and thenceforward, from day to day until
the ftnt-O-x o''December enfuiag, unless the said lots shall
be sooner fold, in tfie maitntt, nn c terms and con•
ditions herein after mentioned, to wit;
ill. The said fe£Uons or lots (hall be fold under the di
reSion ef the Governor or Secretary of the Western Ter
ritory, and such person as the President of the United
States rvlay specially appoint for that purpose.
id. The said feitipns or lots shall be fold to the highest
bidder, but no sale can be made for less than two dollars
per acre of ths quantity of land contained in such iot or
leilion.
3. The highest bidder as before mentioned, must depo
sit at the time of sale, one twentieth part of thepurc'i.afe
money, in the hands of such person as the President of the
United States fha'.l appoint to attend the files for that pur
pose, which will be fcrfsited, if a moiety of thefumbid,
• including the said twentieth part, lhall not be paid witnin
thirtydavs from the time of sale.
. 4th, Upon payment of a moiety of the porchafe money
in the manner before mentioned, the r"— k -®=r will be
entitled to one "7 - the remaining moiety ;
—ti receive, from the Governor sr Secretary of the
Wcftern Territory, and the person who (hall be appointed
• by the President of the United States, to direct the sales.a
certificate describing the lot or 1.-fiion purchased and d'e
elating thefnm paid onaccount, the balance rJmaininir due
the time when luch balance becomes payable, and that'
the whoJ« land therein mentioned, will be foi/eited if the
said balarce is,not then paid ; but if th^aUr^aß^-fivill
be duly difcharged,by paying thifa-M to tile fr., urer <.
the United States, the purchaser or his aflignce or otlu
!e<T;il rcprefentative, ftiall be patent tor
fr.?d lands, on his producing of State a re
ceipt for such balance endorsed upon the certificate.
V any purchaser shall of ths whole of he
purchase money, at>rl£ne when the payment of the j
firft moiety is to b • made, he will be entitled to a
per centum on the part for wh.ch a ere-
.lit isaut!i6vized tobi given; and his patent H:all be im
.medi*f:*>' I'lued. . . de(
Sfven under my hand at Philadelphia, the day and
rear above mentioned.
' OLIVER WOLCOTT, "V
Secretary ©f the Treasury
Schedule of feßions of toivnfhips, or fractional parts ( ] a
of to wn/hips, to be fold at Piitfburgb, in ptirfuar.ee ur
of the '6th fcflion of an a(J of Congress, pajfed on qt
the 18th day of May, 1796.
la i i
■s l| I I § qi
£ 1 s| g B'-ss r " 1
ift Rangs. 6thTown(hip. 6th Range. g t
ift Town(hip. fiaia 64ojeacb iftTownfhip. m
28 5 (55 14 6401 ,17 3 20 th
29 256 95 *7320 640 each 112 270
30 250 75 25336 640 each ,21 850 ni
34 240 90 BthTownJhip. 22 166 40 bi
35a36 640 each 3ai4 64oeach 23 427 at
2d Townlhip. 17 a2O 640 eacTi 24 640
19 140 23 640 27 151 80
10 170 70 15330 64oeach 28a3o:64oeach b '
21 185 33336 64o)each 33 158 11
22 230 iothTownlhip. 34a361640|each P'
25 488 80 iai (640 each 2d Township.
2632764© each 5 ai4'64o esch 1 126
28 560 17a20[640 each 2 440
29 551 60 233361640 each 3 448 e .
30 564 nthiTowndiip. 4 456
31-36 640 each 1314646 each 5 464 t ;
4thTownlhip. 17320 6 472 b<
19 64 23336)640 each 7 340 ce
2 -5 640 . s i R Sau^o" l * g.
a 6 387 60 n,-' 17a20 640 each
--if- 36 ; 7T flnp ' i3a-,6 640 each \
31332 640 each 6 * S° 3d f ovnfljlp.
33 616 '30 440 1 47 °
34 445 20 34 61c 1 478
3 / IS ° 35336 640 each 3 4SA
*tfh;n idTownfhip. 4 494 o
I sthTown(h,p. 2 i 6? 6 P 5 50i fu
? 3a6 640 each 5 10 ! th
12 479 30 J 4 7314640 each
17 304 15 ' * 17320 640 each
.18 63850 -> , *3336 640 each
23 450 75 12 stc sthTownfhip.
2 4 «4o ' 3 1 ,18 t
29 ' '^ 4 ~,,.1 t, 2 526 ra
17320 640 each ~
hi 23336 S4O each 3 ,34
11 111 3dTown(hip. 4 *
36 iai 4 640 each . ' t
ad Range. I7a2o64oeach
iftTownlhip. 640 each 73x4 / 4 ° pa^.
o . n • 640 .aCfl
28 720 s thTown(h.p 3 4 c each
34 ! 6| 50. iai464o each «,•„
3 dTowDlhip. (7320640' each
640 each 23a36 640 each 1 '
a 8 499 16 7thTownfhip. 1 '40
29 640 ia2 640 each 3 ,
31333640 each 537 640 each 4 5
4thTownlhip. 12313640 each '93
11 »6 40 iiaio6 4 oW)i — - , ,
12 397 50 25 640' 7314 640 each
A 13 51 50 30336640 each '732c6 4 ceach
15 27 50 9thTownfhip. ' 4 ° *
!6 259 20 i3i 4 |64de3cV 9'h Township.
17 524 17320 640 each 1 314 640 each
18 640 • 23336 640 each '7320 640 each
19 635 1 ithTownfhip. 23336 64oeach
20 584 80 iai 4 6 4 o|each " th Townfh,p.
21 636 21 17320 640 esch iai4 640j«ach
22a36 64c eash 23a36640 e3ch 1 7 a 2« 64oe3ch
sthTown(hip. i3thTown(hip. each
5 1314 640 each 13'fcTownMp.
6&7 04c ach 17420640 each ial 4|^4C
23a25 64c ach 23a36640each i7 a *cp4oeach
37ar8 64c each ,„ = a 36 e3ch
3233664 c 3ch IsthT°wnfh,P
-ythTownlhip. o ow P. 1314,640 esch
- 16401 1 274 40 i732o|64o;each
BthTownihip; 22 87 -5° 23 336 64o,each
135 640 each 23 427 50 7 th Range.
6 1 26 70 rft Township.
7a 14 640 cad- ; i 4120
17320 640 each 7 W2O 36 |x J,O
23336 64oeach " 4 , idTowisftiip. *
9 6 hi 64o n ' ,P ' $If " 4 625
S22:S * '?»»'u"'j c,ch
23336 640 e3ch 3 400 i;3iS 640 each
3d Range. 5 45 6 14
2d Township. 6 464 80 20 ,
15 640 7 250 23324 640 each
1 16 6co 8 618 ? 5
20 55750 9314 640e3th 2 l 3 i 4 °l
' 21322 640 each 17320 640 each 4 owfalrup.
23 609 23336 64clcach 13141640 each
f 25336 640 each 4th lownlhip. 1 732c|640ea(h
jd Town (hip. 1314640 each 23336 64c esch
9 188 60 17320 6 4 oeach
' *0 34'4 23336 64oe3ch la i4|64oeach
I 11 267 6thTownfhip. i 7320|640 each
F 12 152 1a 14 640|each 2 i a , 3 l 4 ° "
1 14 2C2 50 17a20 64c|each Bth 1 ownlhip.
1 15 630 23336 64c each 13i 4 640 esch
16218640 each BthTownlhip. 17110 640 each
J9 217 50 1 ai4|64c each 23336 64c each
20 616 75 1732 c 64c each 10 l ownlhip.
31a36 64oeach 23a36640e3ch 1314 64c each
ii 4thTownfhip. iothTownfhip. 17320,640 each
» 170 1314 140 each 2 3 a 3« 6 40|e3ch
2 544 1732 c 640 each) l4thTownfh 'P
s 3 320 23336 640 each! 1 3i4|54C|e2ch
r 4 45° i2thTownfhip.| * 7 a 2cJ64c each
_ 5- lie . ■■ 238j6]6^c|each
6 640 1732 c 640 eachl l4th 1 'ownfcip. "
c 7 23 336 640 each' 1 3i4,64o|eSch f
a 9 64c each |i4thTownlh:pJ J 7320 6 4 o|each
10 54c 80 iat 4 640 each! 2 3 a 3 6 6 4C each
11 529 70 1732064 c eachj 16thTownfhip.
12314640 each 23336 640.each- la l4 640 esch
;y ya2o64oe3ch I 17 a 20 640 e3ch
i*e 23336(640 cachj I 23336 640 eack
; NOTE.
* fe * ml '7"%* be
a Un ted States and a lso of thofc r the
■- gregate quantities in the several Z'tt- ~7 a C 3g "
e. parts of township,, have been al 7" ?1 07 £ s3^ onal
« vey ; the ? aua ' fur -
Lanbs of the UiiitfeJ ; s *
Treafiiry Department,
jfiigvfi S. 1796.
Public Notice is hereby given,
TN nurfuance of an ad of Corigrefs palled on the 18th
I los May, 1-96, entitled "an aft providing " for
thefale of thel.ands of theUmted States, in the.territory
north-weft of the river Ohio, and above " the mouth o
Kentucky river," that the Quarter Towsihips of land
deicribfd in Ae annexed schedule, lying in the leven rang
es of townlhip, which werelurveycdin pursuance of an
ordinance of Congrels, patted 011 the twentieth day of
T "av in the year one thousand fevsn huodre(|and eighty
five will be for sale at PUBLIC VENDUE, at
he Merchants' Coffee-Houfe >» Philadelphia, on the 4th
day of January next, and thenceforward from day to .ay,
until the'tenth day of February enfuihg, unlcfs the laid
quarter townfcips (hall be foonar fold, in the manner and .
,011 the terms and coHditions heremaftcr mtiuiOßcd : viz.
ift. The find quarter townships (hall be fold to the
hicheft bidder, but no sale can be madfrfor less than two
dollars per acre of the quantity of land contained in luch
wwi t;d( j er as before mentioned, mud de
nofit'a* the time of sale, one twentieth part of the pur
chase money, in the hands of the Treafurerof the-United
States, which will be forfeited if a moiety of the fumbid,
including the said twentieth part, (hall notbs paid within
thirty days from the time of sale.
3d. Upon payment of a moiety of the purclrafe-mo
ney in »he manner UeforMnentioned, the purchaler will
be entitled to one year's credit for the remaining moiety ;
and (hall receive a certificate describing the quarter tovvn
' (hip purchased, and declaring the sum paid on account,
the balance remaining due, the time When such balance
becomes payable, and that the whole Land therein men
tioned will be forfeited, if the said balance is not then
paid ; but if the said balance (hall be duly discharged, by
paying the fame to the Trcafurer of the United States,
or his assignee or other legal reprcfentative,
(liall be entitled to a patent for the said land, 011 his pro
ducing to the Secretary of State a receipt for such balance,
endorsed upon the certificate: But if any purchaser (hall
make payment -of the whole of the purchase-money at the
time when the payment of the firft nioitty is dire&ed to
be made, he will be entitled to a deduction of ten per
centum on the part for which a credit is authorized to be
given ; and his patent ffiall be immediately iiTucd.
GIVEN under my hand at Philadelphia, the day
' and year abovomentioned. ,
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of the Trcafury.
SCHEDU LE
Of Quarter-Townlhips to be fold at Philadelphia, in pur
suance of the 6th fedtion of an ail of Congress passed on
the 18th day of May, 1796.
_ . —
•-
m to C 3
d. .£" £ s
Q> J2. hi >
hJJ r— *—-• C 3 Q
5 c § u. E-i
« ft 3 O
O
L_i M 5J <L>
V- rz re
O 1- V p v
U-. C
6 - r g, .£
Zos * »
2 O | 02
C- •
2 Soath East 5120
North East 5120
. South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
20,480,
3 J South East 5120
Nu'ili j1 iu —; r
South Weft 5120
North Well 5120 t
20,480
7 South East 5120
North East 5120
South Weft j1 20
North Weft 5120
20,480
9 South East 5120
North East 5120
South Weft 5 120
North Weft
5 120 II
20,480
it South East 5120
North East 5120
South Weft 5120 ,
North Weft 5 120
30,450
4 4 Seuth East 51:20
N;»rth East 5120
South Weft 5 120
North Weil 5120
'20,480
. 6 South East 5120
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Well 5120 j
30,480
S South East j 120
North East
South Weft 5 120 ' '
North Weft 5120
— 20,480
10 South Eall 5120
North East 5120
Sonth Weft 5120
North Weft 5 120
20,480
12 Soijth East 5120
North East j 120
South Weft 5120.
Nortb Welt 5120
20,480
5 3 .South East 4602
North East 4654 j
South Weft 5120'
North Well 5120
19>49 6
5 South East 5 110
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Well 5120
20,480
7 South East 5120
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
20,480
- 69 South East 5120
[] North East 5120 1
r _ South Weft 5120
'e North Well 5120
' { — 20,480 .
« d.
.2- £ -
* . «S g.g
S .9* So <*-o
ed <5 a ri £ H
5 H t b.a
° I s £ e 2
3 E-» C < a "
>7 rs c a
<<* • 3j ——
C 7 2
C ?3
- . U .
5 ii South East $i 20 |
North East 5 120 .
South Weft 5140 I
North Weft yiao
20,480
13 South Eaftsl20j
Noith East yi2oj
South j 120
North Weft 5120.
j 20,480
6 4 South East 4630^
North East 4620
South Weft 5120':
North Weft 5 120
19,490
6 .South East 4730'
North East 4715
South Weft 51 2o !
North Weft 5 1201
1 19,685
8 South East 5120
North East 5 120
South Weft 5 120
North 5 1 20
' 20,480
10 South East 5 120
North East 5 120
South Weft 5 120.
North Weft 512 c
20,480
12 South East j 120
North East 5 1 20 _
S6unrwrit JTTO - "" pj
North Weft 5 120
20,480
14 South East 5 120
North East 5 120
South Weft 5 120
North Weft 5 120
20,480
7 3 South £aft£i2o
Noiih East j 120 .
South Weft 5120
North Welt 5 120
20,480
J South East 51 20
North Ealt 5120
• South Weft 5120
North Weft j 120
20,480
7 South East cilp
North East 5 120
South Weft 5 120
North Weft 5120
( • 20,480
q South Jlio ; /•'
North East 51 zG — _
3otnn Wei< 5T20
North Weft <• j 20
20,480
I I South East 5120
North East 5 120
South Weft 5120
North Weft Jl2O
20,480
13 South Eafi ji2o
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5 120
20,480
15 South East £I2Q
North East $12©
South Weft 5 120
Norrh Weft ; j
' 20 l
20,480
NOTE.
THE quantities of Lands in the several townships br
fore rnentianed, arc exciuiive of the Se&iohs ieferved by
the United States. The aggregate quantities is the seve
ral townships. have been ascertained by a&'ual survey ; but
the quantities in the quarter tewnfhips, have been no
otharwife ascertained than by calculation.
70,000 Pieces Nankeens,
Of the bejl quality and on reajonabk terms*
FOR SALE BT
Philip Nicklin & Co. .
August 7,6. dtf
In the Press,
Andfpeedily will bepublijhed, by W. Young, Mills
8c San, Corner of Second and Chcfnut-Jlreet,
An Apology for the Bible,
In a series of letters addretled to Thomas Paine, author
of a book entitled The Age of F eafon, part the second,
being an investigation of true'ahd fabulous theology.
By RICHARD WATSON,. D. D. F. R. S.
Lot-d Bishop of Llanda", and Regius PrefefTor of Divin
ity in the University of Cambridge.
Aug. 23. §*>
A Book-Keeper,
OR Clerk's placc is wanted by a pcrfon properly quali
fied, and whose charadler will be found uncxception*
, able. -Apply to the Pointer.
Aug. 11
Tables,"
From 16 to 9 £ inches, for /ale by
Jeremiah Warder,
July 2J $ No II northThird-ftreet.
! * ■ — • 1
Elephant.
THB Public is informed that this animal will leave Phi
ladelphia on the FIRST of Septembecjnftead of
icth, 'till which time the Proprietor will continue to cx "
hibit him as usual, in High-street near Tenth-ftrcrf*
Aug. aa 3
PRINTED BY JOHN FENNO,
—NO. 119—
CHESNU T-S TREET.
£Pricc Eight Dollars per AnatunJ
.