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    , RAY :n R R TAYI. OR,
Music Pxorsssoji,
' : v> No. 96, North-Sixth Street.
T5 informs his Scholars, that "he has
iV re-commence'd his attcndancc after the fummcr va
cation ; and, as \ifual, teaches* Ladies Singing and the
Piano Forte. Sept. 3. '3S
■»
WANTED,
For any Ufm from one to four years,
A HOUSE, J>leafantly fituatcd In any of tbe principal
Erects within the pavement, and not very distant -from
the Statc-.Houfe, capable of accommodating afmallfami*
' ly ; the house must have stables and coach house, and
•fcteuld be required to be ready by tl>e fir it week in No
, vrmber next —Eu«uire of the printer.
Septi 14. ttf.
"the PUB LI C
IS hereby cautioned not to trust any pcrfon ot
persons on my recount, under any pretext whatever, as I
shall not pay fucli debts as may have been, or hereafter
may be contra&ed without my knowledge. -
THOMAS
Sept. 13. tt&f3
" FOS "sTA~L~E.
, . A PLANTATION,
ABOUT 12 miles From this City, situate in Abing
ton Town (hip, Montgomery-County ; containing
70 acres, a new stone house, ty/o Tories high, 9 rj,>oms on a
floor, fire places in each, a stone kitchen, and Hone spring
house, over an excellent spring of water, a barn, ftab)e!».
sheds, barracks, &c. A large apple orchard, and a variety of
other fruit, about 12 acres of good meadow well watered,
and wood fufficiertt for fire, and fencing the place. PoffciTi
on may be had the ift of Apijl next. Property in this city
viU betaken in exchange, or* MORRIS and NICHOLSON.-
Notes in payment. Enquire at No. 37, Arch-Street.
Philadelphia, September 13, 1796. ttftf
To be foldT
ATLANTATfON, in thetoton of Woodbury, coun
ty ps Gloucetler, and flattof New-Jersey, contain
about one hundred and fifty acres ; a Ui it able propor
tion of which is woodland and improved meadow A
—■ ■■■■-■' nr inw m'Tfrm * u&tcol *<iluui!* 11
tion, and very natural to the production of Red-Clover.
On said plantation there is a genteel two story brick house,
with four" rooms on a floor, and a good dry cellar under
the whole; together with a barn, corn-cribs and carriage-
Jioufe. The garden h large, and contains a good collec
tion o>f the best kinds of grafted and inoculated fruit trees;
the orchard consists of about three hundred grafted app e
trees. Any person inclined to purchase said premiles, may ,
be informed of the terms by applying to
# ANDREW HUNTER.
J°'y d
No. 139.
Dijlricl of Pennsylvania to wit
BE it-remembcred that on the nineteenth Day of July
in the twenty-firft Year of the Independence of tkc United
States of Ametica Thomas Dobfon of the faid,Di(lri<ft
hath iepofited in this Office the Title of a Bock the Right
he claims as Proprietor in the words following
to wit
• " Seledtx e veteri Teftaraento Hifloria or feled PasTa
" ges from the old Testament. To wliieh is added an
" alphabetical Vocabulary or DiSionaty of the words
" contained in this Book wherein the Primitives of com
" pound and derivative words are minutely traced and
" the Irregularities of anomalous Nouns and Verbs are
" particularly mentioned—For the use of those who ai e
" entering on the Study of theGr«k and Latin Languages.
" Quoeitius. g''n fariNu.
•• By James Hardie A. M. l eachlr of the Greek and
" Latin Languages"—
in conformity to the ad of the Congress of the United
States intituled, " An A3 for the Encouragement of
Learning by feeing the Copies of Macs- Charts and
Books to the ( Authors and Proprietors of such Copies 1
the times therein mentioned.
Samuel Caldwell, Clk. Did. Fennfylv.
No. 140.
D'l/lrifl t f Penvflvania to wit
BE it rememb.red that on the 19th day of July in the
twenty-firfl year of the Independence of the United States
fcf America, Thomas Dobfoij of the laiddiftria hath de
posited in this office the title of a Book the right whereof
he claims as proprietor in the words following to wit
" Uttitarianifm explained and defended in a discourse
" delivered in the church of -the Univstfalifts at Philadel
" phia 1796. By Joieph Prieltley, L;L. D. F. R. S. &c.
" l^e T might know thee the only true God and
«« Jesus Chnft whom thou haft sent. John XVII. 3.
'• To us there is but ou God the Father of whem are
?, U i hir e»- I Cor. VIII. 6.
By evil report and good report as deceivers and yet
. true l , »~Cor. VI. 8.
:n conformity to the aft of the Congress of tke United
States intituled "An Av2: lor the encouragement of leaxn
ing by fecunng the copies of maps charts and books to
the authors and proprietors of such copies during the
> times therein mentioned;" 6 ,
Sarnuel Cald-juell, Clk. Dift. Ptnnfylv.
No. 141.
I)if:riß of Pennsylvania to wit
BE it remembered that on the 19th Day of July in the
the twenty-firft jtarof the independence of the'Unitcd
States of America I homas Dobfon of the said diftrid
hath deposited in th ls office tfcs title of a Book the risfht '
'' tl wk '" rroprietor m words following
" Difeourfes relating to the evidences of revealed reli
|K.n ,n the church of ,he Univerf»lift s at
Philadelphia , 796 an<l pnbhfhcd at the requ.il of ma.
" S' V &c &c '' By J ° ftph Prfeftle y L.L.D. F. R.
„ ,'Z\ r " dy alw 7' to Sive ? .n answer to every man tl>at j
y° u a r «l° n of the hope that is in you.. ,
in coßformity to the ad of the £ United !
States mntulea "An Aft for the of >
earning by fecarmg the copies of ,:,,ps charuLd books 1
to the authors and propr.etors of such ccp.r , d urin „ the ,
times therein mentioned." S a
Stmrnl Caldwell, Clk. P r „ n fjJ v . '
No. 14s. <
Dtfiris cf Pennsylvania t9.mil 1
BE it rem«».ibercd that on the nineteenth day of lulv 1
m the twemy-Crft year of « Independence of the fired
, J| , r tT' c !. TI ' oEas Doblon of the said diftriS »
Hath deputed jn tins office the title of a Book the t E ht ,
whereof he claim, as proprietor in the words follow* g t
« Cot.fiderations on the doflrine of PhWiHon and t'ae 1
« d'TR 0 Tic
" quufcm commendes etiam atque etiam afpice." J
in conformity to the aft of the Congress of V
States intituled " An Aft for ti,/ en to ura„. f'
learning by fecurirg the copies of Map, Charts and iLnl
$ vroprietprs of ijh
times therein me; t >ned. ,> r^auungtiit
Samuel Caldwell, Cik. Dili. Ptfuofylv. b
PROVIDENCE, September to.
O'l Wednesday la"tl wss celehratrd, the annivsr'
fary comrr.enceci-nt of Rhode-lfljind college. Ttie
is proceflional train was formeo at ufusl, ar.d at ten
i- o'clock, a m. proceeded to the'Bapiift nu'eting
-16 house. The exercifen of the day were introduced
by a prayer, delivered by the Prcfident.
The .performances of vhe forenoon' were,
I. An bration on the drama, with the salutatory
addrelTes—by Benjamin B. Simom.
j 2. An intermediate oration, on the importation
of foreign luxuries—by Abraham Bianding.
p 3. An intermediate oration, on the importance
id of the knowledge of civil rights—by Nathan
J " Whiting, i
MUSIC.
4. 2d difpote, on the policy of eflablilhing a
uniform fyftemof education throughout the United
States—between Horace Senter, Joseph Holmes,
j and Asa Kimball.
:r 5. An oration against religious eftablilhmfnts—
by John Holmes.
6. An oration, on the msnifeftation of Deity in
his works—by John M. Roberts,
MUSIC.
7. Astronomy burlefqucd, a conference—be
tween Abraham Blading and Nathan Whiting.
8. An oration, on the neceflity of fubjefting the
g paflions to reasons—by David Cra,ne.
a 9. An iniermediate oration, tin attachment to
particular systems of religious opinions—by A/a
'f Aldis.
The degree of Bachelor of Art's was conferred
on the following young gentlemen, Alumni of this
1 College : Asa Aldis, Abraham Bland ing, Bezer J
Bryant, Tristram Burges, Oliver Cobb, DaviH
Cr*ne, John Holmes, Joseph Holmes, Philip Hay
* ward, Asa Kimball, David Kinpy John M. R<?-
berts, Horace Senter, Benjamin R. Simons, Ben-
Shmtleff, Ignatius Tomfon, and Nathan Whiting.
The'iegrte of Mailer of Arts was conferred on
- the followiiiir gentlemen. Alumni ? f this CoW •
\ ,iaMtT 1 cwtrfn IT&fcTT, lhomaai,. Hal.
ley, William King, Eli Smith, Lemuel Wadf
worth, Isaiah Wefton and Abram Cummings.
r ' The honorary de'gree of Master of Arts was con
> (erred on the following gentlemen : Rev. Laurence
Butteruortii. Rev. James Bieheno, and Rev. An- j
j drew Fuller, of Gteat-Britain ; and 011 Foster
y Swift, Esq. of Taunton, MaflVichufetts.
AFTERNOON. 1
MUSIC.
1. An intermediate oration, on individual and !
national greatness—by Philip Hayward.
2. Ifl dispute, on this question, Whether chris
tianity has augmented the temporal happiness of '
man .'—between Benjamin ShurtlefF, Oliver Cobb,
t Bezer Bryant.
t 3. A dialogue—between David King, John M.
; Roberts, and John Holmes.
MUSIC.
' 4. A difleration in favour of female education '
J by David King. . j
5. An oral ion, " pleadfng the cause of man," /
I together with the valedidory addresses—by Trif
! tiam Burges. # j
An address was then delivered to the graduates
I The day was closed with Prayer by the Rev. I
Dr. Slillman. '
At the annual meeting of the corporation, on
the Bth inltanl, John Brown, Esq. refigncd the"
•' °®. C t ° f , T . reafu,er 10 ,he College, the dulies of r
whieh', during a period of 21 years, he had uni- •
formly d.fcharged with reputation to himfclf and
advantage to the seminary ; for which the oorrb- ■
ration voted him their acknowledgments, and una
n.moufly ele&ed Mr. Nicholas Brown bis fuccefTor
in that office. 11
r
SPRINGFIELD (Mass.) Sept. i 3.
ANTICIPATED NEWS ! " v
By a gentleman from the western diftrift, on fl
whole Informal ion we can rely, the votes of all "
the towns for a Representative in Congress, in the f<
place of Mr. Sedgwick appointed Senator, are for P
the several candi4ates in the aggregate, es follows, M
Vl2. tl
Hon. T. J. Skinnir, Esq. 1.320 a
Ephiuuk Williams, Esq. ,'^o
Scattering volt* ' Vr
Sn that if due reiurn be made to the Secretary's
office, Mr. Williams will be by a majority
of fifteen votes.
i he campaign has been very warm ; and febe
" L!^' he rMpfy P°int even the enerai\_ of
Mr. Williams, in electioneering, from policy, were
compelled to borrow i's virtues—they (trained eve- rr
ry nerve ta keep up its appearance. Shrfuld ,tht pi
above (tdtcmeMt prove not quite so accurate, as it ai
ts believed to be, and there (hould lie no choice— of
°" t " al » there a doubt be admitted c i
of Mr. Williams' election.
COMMU N1 CAT lON,
IHE Legidatiire of Maffachufettg has at last w
grdnted a turnpike on the g.eat road"in this coun- p;
ty. Ihe example is valuable, because it will hasten or
the decide of the prejudice, against tin's mu*. Ec
needed improvement. J u a country of ,1,
is their great ir.tereft to have good markets; and •}'
What avail* a good .narket if you cannot go to it re
« rtb your produce, or not without loling y our mo- H
a £ m T 7 L i "' C 3 ,ax °" ,he farmers of the hs
wort! kind, for they operate to discourage, and of an
Ctmrfe to prevent the produdtioas of the earth. In
I a , y ' u 7f e i,Cavier and more oppressive on fef
-his fiatc lhan the war tax of 1781. . •
taXC V C "° some towns, dr
they aflie.s large sums yearly, which probably is th
many cafe, are equal to an eighth, perhaps a x '•
of the cod of a turnpike—and yet when the mo i
eey is worked cut, 4 pafTengtr would be puzzled t^
to know-that any thing had been done. This .s
payingdear for !roo d roads without having them, ho
If at, Uft tve buy wn, U will U a good' penny 1„
is 1
BOS I ON, St*ptember ic,
number of Candidates it is pro- ric
b»ble there «iil not be a of all the Federal i Q
2 Represents*. of Mev,-i 'an ■■■ ' e "■> ' -•
al, The towns we have litarri ln,m, gi.».
Mr. JeVcm:»h Smith, - ■ 53''
Abicl Porter, • - -
WiHnrrt Goroon, - - 4°S
Natf.'t, Rogers, - - * 2 73
-
Hon. W. Langdon, - - 3-14
Thomas Cogfwell, - ■ 276
John Qilley, - - I 7° ■
Nathaniel Peabody, - - 234
The foot firft .compose with othcr9, who have
many vote?, the federal ticket.
Ctirittopher Champlin, Esq. is elected in Rhode
" Ifiind. He is a firm fedevalift.
n The Hon. Mr. Elmfley, is appointed Chief-Juf
tice of Can-ida.
A London pap?r favt, Sir William Geaiy, in
gaining hi» ele&ion, has lolthis e ljte.— ; lt is com
puted that expended upwards of 20,000!. in tjie
S ' contest. To answer the demands of the es
tates of the la e Admiral Geary, are advertised to
be fold.
For the CENTI.NEL.
" Mr. RvJJtll,
I F fhoqld fee'm, that the diforganizers of the
-United &;>tes, are the only vilifiers of their coun
try to be found. In every other parrot the world
the American ehar?£ter a«d ,government, ate spo
ken of in terms of the highell 1 efpi.(ft I,}' all the
liberal and enlightened. In' France not a breatij of
r obloquy is vented*—in Holland, and in fbort, -
ptare 1 have heard from, we are nat only mention
j ed with piaife, but tffey appear happv in our prof
peritv. A circumstance, though in itfelf apparent
ly trifling, will convey the sense those who di-
ie£i affairs in Holland, have of the Executive of
the United States:—One of the new Dutch drips 1
of the line, has lately bean named Wiihington—
an'honor no; conferred on any of the sages and pa
triots in their own Revolution. We also fee, in a
Gazette'Nationale, which I fend you, the account
of the celebration of the ami'Ywfarv nf thy
p -Mniriiif imiMVH," a|ig of the brilliant' entertain
ment giien by Jt Joel, the Minister of the French
Republic, at tHe Hague ;in which the following
toast wa? giveu :—" The United States of Amc
nra—May a robust and numerous population, flou- j
rifliing commerce,,profound security, and unaltera- '
ble tranquillity, be the result of their union ; and '
may a happy alliance with the French and
an republics, fourtdsd on a drift regard to their in- 1
terefts and principles, render common to the three
nations the means of their rcfpefhve prosperity."-—
Or giving this toast, Citizen Dumas, Charge d'af
. faires of the United States, a refpefl'abie old man,
f replied to it with the liveliest frn sibil it jr. '
PATRIOTISM. '(
Pll rSBURGH, September to. f
Died, in Canonfburgh, on the aß:h of August, f
John Oliphant, A. B. lately from Philadelphia, f
on a tour through the wefterri country.—This I
young gentleman was the fotj of the late Mr. Wil- c
( ham Oiiphant, teacher in the tinivarfity of Penn- c
fylvania. Of a fair and amiable chara&er, libe- f
rahj eJu&ted, and pronfifed fair to be a very va- I
'liable member of society. He was seized with a t
' vioU-it dyfcntcry aqd"nrrronVTevei', wliicTi in two" V
weeks put a period to his days in the 21 ft year of t
■ his age. q
! WASHINGTON -(Penn.) Sept. 6.
; .On Sunday evening last, Mary Stewart, a little n
Riil or nine 01 ten years old, was found murdered f<
| 1,1 t,le hoilfc of her step father, James Ridgway, a
o.n Crufs creek, in this county—lt seems the de- ij
eeafed was left in charge of tlje house, while the r
reft of the family were at meeting ; and in th»ir p
ahftnee some person committed the above lioirid
murder, by dashing the child's bnins out with an j(
axe, and afterwards robbed the house of a sum of ir
money amounting to near too dollars, together ! h
with fereral other articles. A man calling himfelf! C
lometimtf James Stewart, &at other times Brown, ir
who was seen loitering about the neighbourhood a tf
few days before, is ftiongly fufpefled. Seveial w
peHons are in purfuj? of him, and it is hopeH he
will be fhortiy apprehended ; anrf if guilty mcet
that_punifhrnent. which the pe.petrator of so horrid m
a cnmc richly re
' ' BBfIPHKn-amwn. 1
BY THIS DAY's MAIL.
at
NEW-YORK, September 16. V
LAI'EST ENGLISH ACCOIJNTS.
Ev a gentleman who came pafienger in the Jen. is
ny, from London, we have received London pa i
pers to the 28th July. Among the most import- ibe
ant article, are the-official sccounts/f the advances '
of the French aim.es to, Lnd thi capture of the St
city of Frankfort, which we ha<re this day given at '
largf. Oiler articles begin to speak more confi to
dently of a nrgocation for peace having taken place ' ha
with the Emperor ; those ander the Vienna hrad ' th
partisularly, althotigh wr do not find any oUß.ial B:
or pofjtn-e oata on which the circumstance is found- ha
ed. On tiie fubjeft,. however, a letter from a o-en- fei
tlrman at Deal to his friend in this city, datej i6:h mi
July, and received by ihe Jenny, has the following frc
IW T! ' J! ' ,na " dcd P' ace from m '
, , ,S l s P°Q" ve news that the Emperor
1 f 10 proposed by the French,
and that peace will fliortly take place."
be »" Wa3 " cfda y «f'«"oon a'fevere though ,b<
wHs i °' ra - ° ram ' lllU,,dfr lightning,
lifted unn! midnight. Our ft reel s have been
she atrr M f -c l> ' U,nc,it3of rain, and Fr
the atitiuTptiere purified by the thunder and light
mng Ihe house of Mr. Joseph Bufwell, i, W,-
ter- heet near the Fly was struck, the roof
ho.r, V,t: V"t "" b ' ll ~" '
, lc , V *k, but not mu-.h injured as w. ■
learn; the balloon house, and the ballot, ,'tf.lf "it Jer
is laid, were blown away by the rust
ed i4ufllWit ' k - WlflU was T
by iigluning yesterday evening. • jP,
Atthccelcb.ationof the.fete i, hon 9 rof Ame- i her
ncan Liberty, by the citizens of the United States ' wir
'o -ns, on ,fc, 4th 0 f j Hly lalVa . toyn .
.. agtt « jJjc< referred whJch c j*:y gucii „
j with feelings of at:d rdgrct. tfpo..
} rr.vr.t wc><i fyced a paper with this iiiferij/tiun : "
|< 7 mere Ila Fayettf, Comma:.Her of the Auut /»•,;*
; 4 ;:»•/'•' tyduty-" ,
j .Mr. Gore ihe American Commifljoner iu Eng«
! land wis presented to the king j (he 13th Jolv, j.'r
Mr. Pi Hckney, the American MinifUr.
Died, on the inlh much lameMed bv his
aumjrous friends and acquaintance, Mr. Simvel
P. Lloio, Merchant, or this city,
re , —
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,'
f. By the Jenny, Captain Channcey, a>ri
ved yejier day in 4 2 days from London.
n - —. ,
i- F R A .vc E.
,c council of Ancients.
f- Sitting of July 8.
0 The Council had been in a general comm tee
from 12 o'clock. At two, the fitting became
public, when the President announced that the
Council were to proceed to the appe! nominal, lor the
;e purpose of voting by private ballot 011 the impeach
i- ment of Drouet.
d All the member appeared in crftume. The in
i. dividual called upon was not permitted to approach
e the bureau to depolit his vote, until the member who
»f preceded him had returned to his place. Two tJc
cretaries, placed one on each (ide of the Prefidekt,
i. Sfliiled in infpe&ing the urn where the fuffra ges
- were deported. One of the Secretaries afterward#
received.thebulletins regularly from the President,
j. after he had read the Contents, and exhibited them
if to the view of the Counqil. The moil prufmind
s silence prevailed during the fitting. The membeis
_ who did not answer to their names on the fiift call
.. werf called again.
a On catting up the votes thete appealed,
t Prefect 199 Absent 51
JwJIU-<).Va{.ll.i< — npo -
Against it - - * 58 1
j Majority 82
The Council then . declared, that there were
. grounds of accusation againll Drouet, Repr.-fen.
. tative of the people, and accordingly configucd Hint
1 to the High Court of Jultice, for trial.
] he Council rffened to the committees a variety
. of resolutions which had been received from the
• Council of Fire Hundted.
—V 4,6
PARIS, July 20.
, . We ma y important and fpecjy chang« V
i:i the politics of Europe. It is certain that the
•government of England refufed to pay the Emperor,
for two reasons : the srft is, that money is vc y dif
ficult to be found j tho fccond :s, thai the.govertj.
, ment would rilk the losing of it, because tie Em.
, perer would onlj- be enabled by it to cencJude a
s feperate peace, which the French armies aw nego.
. ciating with great adivity Every thing aimqun.
. ccs that a feperate ptace with the Empeior i» not
. far off. We are affined that the Marquis tie Gaiio
- has made some proportions on thefuljjeft at BJlej
1 that the Ai<f Bjftnwi'mi iw.vi , M
1 \iiit each other; that the hitter has required from
f the Auttrian minilUr the arrest of the ci Mar.
quis de-Potterat, who had r/ude several j j'urmcs to
Switzeiland and Vienna.
On the other hand the EmjJveft of Rufiia is
rot herfelf fufiicicntly sure of the fuppott ofAullrij
so terribly weakened by the war ; nor of the afiift.
v/L 'j n tl' snt '> ' s hcrjtlf negotiating, am! -uihi,
• if the docs not conclude a fep.ratepiaee, may have i»
refifi afl the efforts of the French and Dutch Re
publics, a)T\lied perhaps by Spain.
J he Emprcfs appears i:i confluence to have ad*
journed he r projects againtt Turkey. She is offer.
1 mg an alliance with Turkey at the moment in which
I her troops marched, an# v.cre about to attack the
j Ottoman Power. She confines berfeif to coi.quefis
in herfia, and uumd the Caspian Sea. She Übi*
to fu.round the Turks by degrees, and then itw
will be able to attack them without danger.
rp, . . (L* Eclair.)
i he elections began to day in Paris for the for
mation of the Municipalities. Hitherto only Bu
re?;,lS have been formed. Every thing is t^_
July 2i7
We fee with regiet that the Piimary Assemblies
are not very pumerotfly attended : they are, how
ever very ttanquil, and occupicd alone in the ohieft
for which they were convoked.
From Infpruck we learn, that general Wurrafer
is aruved at lioveredo.
i he camp that was. in the plain of Grenelle hMf
| been lemovcd t6 Vinctnnes. '
I _ A private letter from General Movlins, dated
Stralbotirg, annotißces that the Princc of Wurtiai
! berg haj sent two miniftets to General Moieau,
| to treat f«ran armistice ; that as hiscommissioner.
. had not returned, and might have been taken by
p c u^nans » ' le f cnt two more commissioners to
» that l! 'e ' at, er, on their arrival at Basle
having heard of the fuccefles of the French, and
fearing that they should arrive too late to save their
maflet's territories, went direfily to Sira/burg, and
from thence to head-quaiterj to treat with the com
i mander in chief.
• ( Tiableau de la 1 rnnce.)
The affemblagcs continue in the Thuilleries; Le
•gendre occafioiiaHj walks there—but is not fecn is
the group.
ARMTcf the SAMS RE and MEUSE.
Official Details,
From Oi# aimy of the Sambrc and Meufe, to the
Executive Diredt'orv,
Head Quarters ai Benema t,
' 26th Meffidbt, July 14..
" Ctt:?ens Dt'reQors.
" In my communication of the 21ft Mcflidor, I
had the honpMi to acquaint y,- u , that ."he army un .
v-er my con.mar.d had palled the Eahn. I have
how to you with 4 detail of their opcratwrs
up to tun d y.
he! * h a V ft 'r 'v C !cft " ini? Under « encra! K,e
ber, cro. Ed the Lahn tu tl,,ee divifiors. The left
tvirg, commanded by general Lefcbvre, a
P- -age ttc.r o-ie. sn; un^rilie