of tbe & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser, Number 1368.] This Day is Publiflied, Porcupine'S POLITICAL CENSOR, Foii December, 1796, Remarks on the Debates in Congress, particularly fln the timidity discovered by the House of Reprefen tativM in their language towards the insolent French. A Letter to the infamous Tom Pains, In answer to his bruta! attack on the character and *ondu<Jt of General Washington. January 24. This Day is Published, Br BIOREN and MA DAN, And to fee Sold at their Printing-Office, in Dock ftrest ; by M. Carey, No. 11?, Market-street ; Thomas Bradford, No. 8, South Front-street, and George Douglafs, No. 2, S«uth Third-street, (Price, neatly bound, two dollars) AN ENQUIRY Concerning Political Justice, And its Influence on Morals and Happiness, By William Godwin. THE reputation of this work is already well esta blished in Europe—lt is hardly neceflary for an Ame rican e litor to fay more than barely to mention, that the Enquiry conternmg Political Juftite has ever since its publication been a favorite performance with the friends of republican government. The fli'e is pure, nervous, and clafllcal; the ideas are strongly marked by an original vein of thinking ; and, amonglt a multitude of other just and striking pVffages, ; the author's delineation of the peculiar infelicities insepa rable from the condition of a King, may be pointed out as a most masterly specimen of philosophical drf quifition. The latest London edition of this work fells in this city at four dollars and an half. January 24 Mas. G RAT TAN Refpe£lfully informs her friends, and the public in general, that on Tuesday the iclhday of January, she proposes opening, at No. 39, North Sixth, street, A Linen and Muslin Warehouse. Book Muslins, £ror» 6/3 to 12/11 per yard Ja< onet ditto, ftom 8/8 to 9/8 per yard St* iped ditto, from 7AO to 10/10 per yard Fine Goflaes Tambour'd Book Muslins, from 13/9 to zi/per yard India Muslin, from 11/3 to isf. per yard Sheeting Muflm Jaconet muslin Handkerchiefs, from 4/3 to 6f per hdkf. Book muslin Handkerchiefs ftom 5/3 to tq/"6 per hdkl'. Muslin colored and border'd Handkerchief! pacca Handkerchiefs Tambour'd Cravats from J 0/8 to llfll Pocket Handkerchief# Cambric, from 11/3 to i 6/3 per yard Table Cloths Huckabuek Towelling Women's Cotton Hose, from 6/fc to lif per pair Dimity from jj/io to 6/11 Men's Silk Hose Tambour'd mufli* Handkerchiefs from 11/ ii to \y% Irifli linens for Gentlerr en's .Shirts, from to 9ff And a variety of other articles. N. B. Orders received for all kinds of ready made JLiinen, ©entlemen's Shirts, ruffled or plain, <£rayats, Pocket Handkerchiefs, &c. &c. Houfhold Linep, &.c. &c* A plain shirt, made and mark'd, 3 i-a dollars,, A full ruffled ditto, 4 dollars. A plain shirt, made ard marked, 5 dollars. A full ruffled itto 6 dollars. A plain shirt, made and marked, 5 1-2 dollars. A fall ruffled ditto 7 dollars. A plain shirt, made and mark'd,lS dollars. A full ruffled ditto 7 2 2. A plain shirt, made and mark'd, 6 i-z dollars. A very fine ruffled ditto 8 dollars. Linen included. January 13. § Particular Tencriffe Wine. 50 Quarter-talks Particular Teneriffe WINE, Of a superior quality, For Sale by ji. Margie & Ifrarf W. Morris, No. 60, Dock-street. January jz Clocks and Watchcs. LESLIE AND PRICE, No. 79, Market street, Philadeiphu, HAVE IMPORTE/D, by the late arrivals from London, a large aflbrtment *f WARRANTED WA 1 CHES, eonfifling of horizontal, capp'd and jewel'd (Sold Watches, with fecoads, of superior workmanlhip and elegance 5 also capp'd and jewel'd .and plain Gold Watebes ; capp'd (k jewdl'd, capp'd, fecqnds, day of the mowth, and plain Silver Watches ; ./eight day & chamber Clocks; elegant French Clocks with marble frames; eight day and thirty ho»r, brass ,srorks, &c. Decembet ii, 1796. For Sale, By .George Defchamps, No, 91, NORTH SIXTH-STREET, Nova-Scotia Prime Salmon, in barrels and half barrels Ditto Herring and Macfcarel Smoaked Marring in barrels and k«g» Pitto Salmon, hy the dozen or single one IXry Codfifh, from one to fifty kentaU Fine and eaarfe Salt Nova-Scotia and French Plaster of Paris, in the stone ahd ground, for manure and stucco-work Decjmber 1 <Jtf A Quantity of Brandy, FIRST & 2d proof, Gin, of 4th proof, in pipes Jaraaiea Spirits, 4th proof, in Hhd« Old Hock, iy cases of 40 dozen each Glass Tumblers, in pints and half-pints Window Glass, in boxes, of different sizes Hazlennte, in sacks Whiting A Spanish Brown J For Sale by P£TER BLIGHT. January 4 $ containing ALSO, djtawzw tts6 dxm THURSDAT EVENING The Stockholders of' the Pennsylvania Population Company- Are requeued to meet at the Company's Office, ,No. 53, North Fourth-street, on Wednesday, the lft of February next, at o'clock, for the purpose of taking into confederation the proceedings of tbeCompany, and of making further afiefTinents on the shares, in order to defray the oxpences of the Company agreeable to the 20th, Article of the Constitution. By arder of the Board. SOLOMON MARACHE, 1 Secretary. January, 33d, 1797. dtFeb.:. Women's Cloaks. GEORGE DOB SON, No. 25, South Third-ftrett, Has jufl reeeived, per Eagle, Capt. Fofdick, viaJ.on don, an afTortment of Scarlet > Drab / Cloak* trimmed with lur and Purple and ( ermine. Pearl J 1 • December 15. § NOTICE, Persons having Goods 011 board the Ship Persever ance, James Williamfon, matter, bound from Ham burg to this Port, and lately put into New-York} where the Veflel is difchargmg, will please apply to THOMAS and rOHN KETLANJ). Philadelphia, Jan. %i, 1797, tf A Pocket-Book. LEFT, yesterday morning, jt, or LOST coming from the lower ferry inn to Philadelphia, a Red Mo rocco Poeket-Book, containing one ten dollar bank note, sundry papers, letters, Instruments, and two promiflory n<*tes, drawn by C. Jackson & Go. dated ift Novembrr, 1796, -at 120 days, for 505 dollars each, and indorsed by the person in whose favor thev are drawn. Any one who will deliver the book with the papers, letters and notes, to the printer hereof, (hall have the mctney for their trouble, without any questions aflced. Ni B. The papers can be of no use to any one but the owner, the means of negotiating ihem being flop ped. Jannary 13 Cheap French China. THE fobferibers finding it impoffibleto fnpply their flore with any more China from Franpe, the prices being too immoderate in the manufaifleries, give no tice that they will fell at prime colt the remaining flock on hand, consisting of Deflect Setts, Tea-Table Setts Separate Cups and Saucers Gro Unes and Figures Alabaster Vases Looking Glasses, in gilt frames, Besides India Japan'd Toilet • .Iks, Chairs, Tables nad Quadrille Boxes. PASQUIEU & Cp. No. 91, South Second-street. rt-H NOTICE. THE S»Ws of LANDS of the United State?, in the North-Western Territory, heretofore adyertifed in .the several public papers, will commence this even ing, at the City Tavern to he continued from day to day, 'till tfce tenth of February ijext, if not sooner fold. January 4 Public Notice, IS HRRERY GIVEN, that I have applied to the judges of the Supreme Court of this fcitc, to supply the defe*ft in my Title to a lot of ground, fitunte on the Weft (ldc «f Fonrth-ftrtet, containing in breadth 20 feet, and in length 56f se t, bonnded Northward and Westward, by ground of the fubferiber, Southward by ground of Edward 3hippen, and F.af:ward by Fourth-street, occasioned by the loss of a deed from Tin-rat by Harrington, John Lewis and James Walton, by their attorney Robert Mollrnenx —All perfoms conoerned, are required to appear before two of the juftiefs of the said court, at the house of Thomas M'Kean, afq. thx Chief Jaftice of the Date, on the 30th inft. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to make their aniwer to the bill of the fubferiber, filed in the office of Edward Buret, esq. Prothonotary of the said caurt. WILLIAM SHIPPEN, jun. Philadelphia, January 6th, 1797. dt3oth YVafhington Lottery. TICKETS, warranted undrawn, may be purcbafed or exchanged for prizes, at the Offioe, No. 147, Chefaut ftreet, where a correA Numerical Book is kept for public infpeiUon. Also Canal Lottery Tickets for sale or ex changed for prizes diawn in the Washington Lottery, of which the 54th and 55th days returns are received, ' £3" The Business of a Broker carried on as usual. January 11. ttitf SALT PE.TRE, A large quantity of Donble-Refined Salt Petfe for faJe at No. 25, South Third-street. November 5. Loft or Mislaid, At the Bank of the United States, Jofcph Higbce's Note, dated 19th December lad, tor twelve hundred dollars, payable at 60 days to Nathaniel Lewis & Son. Whoever may find the fame will please return it to said Sank, or to the fubferibers, who will allow a reward. Payment being barred, it c?.nnot be of use to any other person. NATHANIEL LEWIS & SON. January 5. J. lt> For Sale, Two Convenient BRICK HOUSES, Three (lories high, 16 feet front, and 40 feet deep each, and adjoining; situated on the east fide of Front, between Race and Vme-ftreets; N05.161 jnd 16}. They will be fold on very reasonable terms, either Ceparately or together. Apply to JOHN MILLER, jun. CO. Jannary 13 A C A R D. If Monsieur G. H. Soelb, Who left Bordeaux the aoth June last, and arrived it Boston ..bout the middle of Aaguft, in the ichonner Jane, is in Philadelphia, he is reqnefted to call on Joseph Anthony & Co. No. 5, Chefnut-ftreet, who will give him fimr information of importance. December 24, 1796. $•" , JSNUA RT 26, 1797. Wm. Holdernesse, No. 76, H i CM-STREET, Was received by the late arrivals, A IVell Selected Assortment of Silk Mercery, Linen Drapery, and Haberdashery Goods, Which he will fell, wholefile and retail, on the very loiteft tirms ; Amongjl ivhlch art Some elegant 4-4 ind 7-8 Chintaes and Cottons, new patterns Ditto Fnrniture ditto Ditto Diliwty Tamboured, Book, and Jar«net Muslins Ditto in Gold and Silver Ditto Neckcloths, very fine Mantuas of the firft quality Silk and Cotton Mofiery Umbrellas of tKe firft quality, afTorted lrifh Linens, very fins, and Table Linens MarfeiHes and Cotton Counterpanes Rofc Blankets aflorted—&c. &c. O&obffr d I or By the Subfcriberi—ln PENN-STREET, 65 Pipes Excellent Madeira Wine, Imoorted by the Eagle. WILLI NGS & FRANCIS. Nov. 30 FOR SALE, 7HE SHIP MARY, SAMUEL PARKER, Master, -j»£SS£fe3£?T wo hundred tons burthen. Applv to JOSEPH ANTHONY, & Co. If the MARY is not fold in a few days, file will Cak freight for Hamburg. Apply as above. Odlober 31. d i t|>x For Sligo and Killibegs, - The American Ship Nancy, Cuthbert Riggs, raafter. Will fail with all convenient speed. For freight or pafTage apply to William Bell; Who his for Tale, 4 Trunks Printed Cottons, well afTbrted 3 Bales Irish Flannels, and a boxes Linem 25 Pipes Brandy Madeira Wine ; Indigo A few barrel* P. ime IRISH BEEF, PORK, OATMEAL, &c. November n, 1796, For Sale, or Charter, The Ship DI AN A, ' ®"&j Samuel Pilf, Matter,' Burthen »oj 4 7*95 tons register, built in J&USsSf Philadelphia in the year 1791, of live oik and red cedar, and was (heathed 13 months ago, (he hasjufi had a compleat out-fit, and may be sent to sea at % vny trifling expence. For terms apply to Philip JSickiin & Co. Who have for fate on beard said vjfft, aalks of fine yellow paint. 9 i r:xe»and I i bundles of writing flate#, i box ink stands and note preiles. 14 bale# of fail canvass. And on hand, Imperial } Hyson, and, > TEAS. Souchong J 40,000 pieces Nankeens of the fir ft quality. 19 tnlis Quicksilver. * chert* Bandanno handkerchiefs. A few chests Mam'hefter goodswell aflorted in Cor duroys, thicksets, GUaghams, Muijinets, Dimities, &c. 3 bo*es black sewing silk. 180 crates Queens ware well aflorted. 10 tons (heet lead Nai'.s afPirted, fiat and (harp points. London Particular, ") London M.rkrt, £ Madeira W,nf m ptpes New-York Market, ) ho S flleads - 40 pipes and !o liogfheads Tenjriflfe wine, 8 tierces Snake Root. 130 logs Mahogany. Nov 7. PROPOSALS, For carrying the Mails of the United States, On the following Pofl Roads, •will ie recti<ocd until theJlrJl day of March next inclti/ive I. Front Charleftun, S. C. by Jaekfonboro' ajid Coofa hatchy, to Savannah, twice a week. Receive the Mail at CharLifton every Tuelday and Friday hy 6, P. M. and deliver it at Savannah the nejet Friday tnd Monday, by 8 A. M. Returning* receive the Mail at Savannah evet Saturday, by P. M. and Wednesday by 6, A. M. and deliver it at Cheriefton the next Tuesday and Friday by noon. Prtpcfals for this route until be received by the pojt-majier, at B*vantiah. * 2. From Coofahatchy to Beaufort once a weck-rr Receive the mail at Coofahatchy every Thursday by 6, p. m. and deliver it at Beaufort by noon on Friday. He turning, leave Beaufort every Friday by 3, M.and arrive at Coofahatchy on Saturday by .8, a. m. f Proposals for carrying the mail .011 this route will be r«- aeived by the poft-ynafter at Beaufort. Note I. The Post-master General may alter the times for the arrival and departure of the mails at any time du ring the continuance ps the contra&s, Jie previoufiy stipu lating an adenuate competfation for any extra expence that be ocoafioned thertfljy. Note 2. For every hours delay (..unavoidable accidents excepted) hi arriving after the times prescribed by con tract, the contra&or shall forfeit one dollar, and if the delay continye until the departure of any depending mail an additional forfeiture -ps five dollars ihall be incurred. Note 3. Should any person making proposals desire an alteration of the times of arrival and departure above fpe cified, he mud /late the alteration desired aad the price he will carry the mail for with and without fnch alte- ration. Note 4. The are to be in operation on the firft day of April next and to continue until the 30th of September in tfre year 1800. JOSEPH HABERSHAM, Pt/1 *AaJ\tr General. Sereral Port Office,, "J Philadelphia, j^n. '<m. »6. Sale, w&r Russia Mitts. Also, mwftf tfth&fcf d&w. New-Theatre. The Managers refpe<3j'ul]y inform the public, that ci'. account of the extensive preparations for the Hif toric4l Play of COLUMBUS, or A WORLD DIS COVKRED, there wil be no perlorman-e at the New Theatre nntil Monday the 30th inft. when the above piece will be produced, with new Scenery, Machine ry, Drefies and Decorations. January 24 Frejh Garden, Grass and Flower-Seeds, Roots, &c. This day landing from the (hip Eagle, captain Fofdiek, from London, And FOR SALE by GOLDTHWAIT & MOORE, Corner of Walnut and Stcond-ftreets, A mojl capital and •xtenfve Assortment of GARDEN, GRASS and FLOWER-SEEDS, ROOTS, See. See. Among which are, A fparaguskThrec BerecoL Twelve Beans Thirteen Beets] Fifte»n flrocoli Fiftees Cabbage Six Carrst Four Cauliflower Twenty-three Celery Twenty-one Cucumber Common and lemon Thyme Curled leaf and sprigged Parsley Pot Marygold Pot iClarjorum Balm Thyme Mangel Wurtzc} Leek Kail Shallots Rape Seed Rye Grass Saint Foiu Lucern# Red and white Clover Timotliy, &c. With a curious collection of the most eftegmed FLOWER-SEEDS and ROOTS, Being the most extensive ever imported into this city. The above are from a capital Seidfman in London, an 4 are warranted frefli and good. Pristed catalogues may be had by applying as above. Uec. 17- § kmds Fiv« Four Twenty-five Si* Eleven Twenty-fix Six Three Five Teg FOR At Whitefides' Tea Ware-House, No. 99, North Second Street. Imperial } r Hyson Skin, Hyson, > Frefl» Teas, s Souchong, Young Hyson, J C. Bohea Dec. 9 n order to comply with contrails, I -will fell, for approved bonds, on 3 equal annual payments, A i T /\rnrt A Square of LOTS, At the upper end of Fredericklburg, beginning op pdfit* to the lower corner of Doilor WellfWd's, oij Caroline-street, and running up }o the cross ftreef leading to Fitzhugh's ferry, and from thence hj>ck to Sopiiia-ltreet. This square I have laid off into 24 lets, 27 and an half feet front, and iza back, 11 op Cam line-ftreet, and 12 ou Sophia-street. Nine of those Csroline-i'lreetl have leafed on an annual ground rent of 8 and Id pounds, ,to the amount of 74 pounds, and the vacant lots a purchaser could enhanne the value of by building houses, whiph w ill js readily proeure tenants as pots or guards will Martins in the spring, and yiel-o a greater p.rofit in proportion tq their cost than large buildings. Thof* who ijj.cluic 0 purchase may knew the terms by applying to HENRY FfTXMUGH. 7thJ.d4W BeK-Air, Dec. 8, 1796, THE SUBSCRIBER WISHES to ascertain, whether a certain EDWAEi> NEVILL, by trade a Stone-Cutter, or Brick-Layer, who quitted Ireland i* 1783, or 1784, and came i'r.tg tills Country, ('tis supposed to Philadelphia) abo;i-. four years since, be Uvin<j or dead. As this intelli gence is of thehigheft importance, it will be thankful,- ly received, by GEO. DAVIS, No. 313, High-street w & sim December 31 Bank of Pennsylvania, January 4, 1797. At a meeting of the Directors tlv» day, a dividend of sixteen dollars «->n each fliare was declared for the last 6 months, which will be paid to the Stockholders jf ter ihe 14th mil. JONATHAN SMITH, Cafcler. dtf. J""- 3 Hibernian Society. Such of the Members of this society as are entitled !o Diplomas, are requeued to apply for them to Mr. Hugh Holmes, Vice- Prejldtnt; Mr. David M'Csrmick, Treasurer g Mr. Robert H. Drinker, Counfcllar; Mr. Jojeph Briton ; Mr. Edward Fox ; Or to MATHEW CAREY, Sec. Philad. Jan. »i, 17917- taw6t JLe breton, SURGEON-DENTIST, Pupil of the celebrated Mr. Dubois, late Dentist to the King and Royal Family of France, member of th.s College and Academy of Surgeons at Paris, Keeps a complete afiortment of every thitig neceflary to be used fort he Preferyatjon of the Mouth and Teeth. Patent Teeth, and Human & Ivory Teeth ; Dentrifice id powder ; Opiate ; excellent Elixir for fv/cetening the mouth and prefcrving the teeth—he alio furnilhes Brulhes and loft Sponges. * # * H* Jives in Chefnut-ftreet, No. 135, ahave Fourth-ilreet. November 16 The Elephant, Now exhibited, was bought for Ten Tioufand Dollars, He is 3 years old, 6 feet high, growing to 18 feet. lie eat» 150 weight and drinks a barrel of water ; be has drank some days forty bottles of perter, drawing the corks with his tru^k. He is perfe&ly inoffenfive; travels loose, at (<he rate of five miles an hour, and is the greatest curiosity ever .brought to this Conti»ent. H f is to be seen 'till the l£th of January, in Market-street between Third and Fourth-streets, at a quarter of a dollar, that every one roayvfee him-— after which £ime the ibrroer price of half a dollar will be relumed. He will leave Philadelphia as soon as the weather will permit. December 31 ' . d [Volume XI, kinds Creffea Onioa Radifti Turnip Peas Savor Parsnip Meloij J-ettucc SALE, 3taw.;m,
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