Just pub! i flied, And to be fold at the Bcokftores H. & P. Rice, No. 50,, Market-street; J. Ormrod, No. <|j, Chefnut-ftreet, and W. Young, »orner wf Chefnut and Sffcond-ftreets, An accurate S|ltem of Surveyings IN WHICH IS CONTAINPD, ' I. Decimal fraiflions, in, a plain, knd eal'y manner. * j. The extrattion of the square root. trigonometry, rectangular and ol>- 4. An fx let method to cast up the contents of lands. 5. Field surveying. The whole being performed without the u'fe offcale and compallc-s, on a table of logarithms. l"n which !s given some account of the variation of the needle/and tly causes of its attraction. By SAMUEL MOORE.' Anciift 1. jawiw Georgetown Bridge Company. Extrail of an passed by the Legislature of the ltate of Maryland on the 29th December, 1 791, entitled, " An ail for ereifting a bridge tiver Potowmac river. '• And be it enadetl, that the said direflors or any two «f them ihall and may require any sum or sums of money in equal proportion from each and every proprietor, as may from time to time be nsceffary for carrying on the building of laid bridge; and after giving three months public notice, it (hall and may be lawful for the direc tors to fu«.for and r*cover in the nam® of the comj unpaid requitition, with all costs and charges incidental thereto, and legal interest thereon from the time'the fame ihould have been jjaid : And the neglcfl or refufal to p'ay any such requisition after public notice (hall have been given at leafl for three months in all the newfpapershciein before enumerated, (hall have the effedl to forfeit all preceding payments made on th« (hare or aares so neglected or relufed to paid t'> the ufc and benefit of the company." mation of iuch of the flocftiolders as have not complied with the requisitions heretofore made —theyaieas follow: On the ift November,! 179j» *0 dollars, on the loth May, 1796, 40 dollars; an the joth July, Ine ift September, 1796, 40 doll.rs, and on the lft November, 1796, 60 dollars. Caution is now given that after'the expiration of t"he time | limited for t,he continuance of this advertise ment (three months) the law will be carried intorigidand completeeffeft against all delin quents. By order of theDire£lorj, WALTER SMITH, Tnafurn. Georgetown, May 1, 1797. t.m'^m juftK eceived, From Batavia (via Providence) a few Boxtsof Spices, consisting of "Nutmegs, Glovesand uace For sale by IVILLINGS (£? FRANCIS, M Penn. street. May 3® ' dtf Davis's Law Book Store, . No. 319, High-Street. GEORGE DAVIS, BEING -busied for fom« time past in prepara tions for removing into his profent house, has been under thcnccfcflityof poltponinguntil this day informingthegentlemen ofthe Bar generally thro' the United States, that his spring importation of law books is now arranged and ready for lale, on terms that he trusts will tntitlehim to the like freence he has experienced for leveral years past. 'Catalogacs, combining the molt varied colUc tion ever imported i<ito this country, are printed and will be delivered on application. June »7- Jaw 6w City CommiJJioners' Office, June it, 1797. IN putfuance of an ordinance from the fele<sl and common councils, palled the zid day of May lafl, appointing the city commiflioncrs, and prescribing their duties, feiflion 9th, NOTICE IS HEKEBY GIVEN, That the city is divided into five diftritfls, each to be under the fuperintendance of one of the city commiflioners, whoistobe individually responsible for the cleaulinefs of the fame, and are as follow. Driilridt No. 1. From the south fide of Ce dar-street, to the north fide of Sprijce-ftreet, un der the fuperiutendence of Nathan Boys. 1. From the north fide of Spruce-fireet, to the north f(de of Walnut-street, under the super- Intendence of Hugh Roberts. 3. From the,north fide of Walnut to the south fide of High-flreet, under the superintendence of Jol'eph Claypoole. 4. From the north fide of High-street, to the north fide of Mulberry street, under the super intendence of William Moulder. 5. From the north fide of Mulberry Tlreet to the north fide of Vine-street, under the super intendence of Nicholas Hicks. The cleaningof High-street to be in cotwnon. £s* A stated meeting of the city commiflion crs is held at the Old Court House, in High flreg;, every Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock. July 14. eoim Stands for Draymen, £sV. In purjuanct of an Ordinance from theSelefi and Common Councils,bearing date the lid day of April, 1797, providing for the appointment of City Comrtiiffionerj, &e. Seel, the I ;th. '"TTIE following places are fixed upon by the A said City Commiflioncrs for Stands for Draymen and their Horses. In Vine-street, eastward of Front-ftreft, on both fides. . Saflafras, High, Chefnut and Walnut-fttreets, eastward of .Front-street, on the no. th fide only. Mulberry-street, south (ide (rem Front to Third-street. Front-street, east fide from Vine-street to Elrrith's alley. Front-street, from opposite Horfe al ley to Hamilton's eaft fide. Water-street, weft fide from the north end of Stamper's or Moore's stores to Pine-street. Penn-ftrect from Pine, to Ce-Jar-ftreet, weft fide. . ' Drawbridge, north fide, east of Front-street. Spruce, Pine and South ftrcets, east of I roKt flreef, south Me. Dock-street, between Walnut-street and the flag stone crofliugs, fide, eppofite Ueorge Orklev's. Second-ftrect, between SalTafras and Vine flre«ts, weft fide. , Fifth-fti'cct, east fide from Chefnut to Mul berry streets. Saflafras-ftrect, from Third to Fourth-ftrcet, NVdray or horse to flarid within ten feet ps "IFjfos FOR HACKNEY COACHES.. Pine-street, north fide from Fourth to' Fifth " r pifth-ftrret, hctween Che fruit and Walnut streets, welt. .... Branch-street, north ficte,.between i lnrd and Fourth streets. July U. jnwSjfim A Literary Treat. JuJi publ'ijhed, handfomsly printed on writing paper i price I dollar > A new edition of that popular and entertaining Work, entitled THE FORESTERS, an American Tale ; being a fc-qucl to the hiltory of John Bull, the Clo thier—-In aferiesof letters to a friend, with the ad dition of t\* o letters, alluding to recent political ti»anfa&ioru. in The following extrail from the Clavls Allegorica, ihews the principal chara&ers that are introduced: John' Bull, the Kingdom of England His Mother, the Church ps * His Wife, the Parliament HisSifler Peg, the Church of Scotland His Brother Patrick, Ireland Lewis, the Kingdom of France His Miilrefi», the Old Constitution His new Wife, the National Representation JLord Strut, the Kingdom of Sp;un Nicholas Frog, the Dutch Republic The Franks, the French Republic The Ffcireftcrs, the United States of Amerit a Robert Lumber, Ntw-Hamplhire John Codline, Maflachufetts Humphrey Plowshare, Conne&icut Roger Carrier, Rhode Illand Peter Bull Frog, New-York Julius Cajfar, New-Jersey William Broadbrim, Pennsylvania Cafliniar, Delaware i Walter Pipe wood, Virginia His Grandlon, George Washington Peter Pitch, North Carolina Charles Indigo, South Carolina George Trusty, Georgia Ethan Greenwood, Vermont Hunter Longknife, Kentucky Black Cattle, Negro Slaves Rats, Speculators Mother Carey's Chickens, Jacobins .£s* This popular and entertainingfatirical hUlo ry of Amarica is attributed to the Rev. Dr Bel knap. Jt has a great fliare of originality and a boHnds with genuine hymour. It is continued down to the present time, and chara&erifes those late political tranfa£ions which have caused so much uceafincfs in America. j Sold Uy H. and P. RICE, BookfeUer, No. 16, South Second Stieet, i\nd No. 50, Marke* ftjeet, June 26. § LAW BOOKS, Latcft London and Dublin Edition!. H. Iff P. RICE, BookfeUer s, No. 16, South Second, and No. 50, Market street, HAVE just received by the lite arriyals Irom LoVidon and Dutjlin, their importa tion, confiding of 2 variety of the lateA and mod approved I aw Books, which, added to those alrea dy on hand, forma the mod colle&ion ev er offered for fa!e in this country. They thei efore beg leave to noticy, that from thei nature of thgir connexions in Dunlin, arc enabled to felllrilh editions (a» they have hitherto done) at the very lowed prices. The following are among the latelt publications. Vefcy, jun'rs Reports in Chancery, a *w». Peake's Cafe's at Nisi Prills ; Ridgeway's Reyorti in the timfc of Lord Hardwicke ; Floyer's Procters Pra&ice in the Ecclefiadieal Courts; Barton's Trtatife on a Suit tn Equity; Tidd's Praflice of the Court of King's Bench in Personal Actions, x parts complete ; Ward's Law of Nations ; Cruise on Uses ; modern Reports, It vols. London edi tion. ■H. and P. Riei erpefl ta receive by the fird ar rival from New-York the 6th vol. complete of Durnford and pad's Reports, the id port of Gil bert's Law of Evidence by Loft, and a number of new publications. June 16. The History of Pennsylvania, By ROBERT PROUD, Iy now in the press, and will be published, with all convenient expedition, by ZfcCHA riah Poulson, jun. No. go, Chefnut-ftreet, Philadelphia, where fubferiptions will continue to be received, and at the Philadelphia Library, according to the printed propofali, until the work is ready for the fubfcribcrt. July 18. • jawtf Printed Calicoes. JOHNMILLER, Jun. & Co. No. 8 Chefnut-Strcet, Have for Sale FIFTY TRUNKS neatly aflorted, very IoW on Ihort credit. > March 6. § Richard and James Potter HAVE removed their Counting House to No. 45, South Fifth-ftrcet. • • Muguff i. w&f6t Lancaster, Harrijburgh Carlijle, Shtpperfburg and Sunbury STAGES. THE public are requested to take notice, that the partnerlhip which has for fometimr sub sisted between Mathias Slough of Lancaster, and William Geer, is now dillblved ; but, not as M. Slough infinuatesto the public without just cause ; as will more fully appear by a letter on the fub je<st from M. Slough to W. Geer, dated the 19th December last. a recital of which is not now deem ed necefiary. Any gentleman vTio wilhe* tp i»c morr: circumstantially informed of the merits of this business, by applying to ,W. Geer may hive ••he perusal ®f M. Slouch's'lottcr, and then can be at full liberty to determine whether or riot W. Geer is not perfeAly juftifiable in attaching him felf to any other person in fhfc profecutJon of the Stage conveyance from Philadelphia to Shippenf urg, or any other place. Now from tbe liberal and generous support the public were pleased to confer on the firft effort in this business, V? illiam Geer, in xonjuntftion with Meflrs. Reily, Weed and Witmer, is determined to prosecute and carry it on, with every care, at tention and dispatch that a zeal to oblige the pub lic can possibly exert. The above company, who are amply provided with carriages, horses, and every appurtenance to render tfce paflage fafe and commodious, inform those wno wiih to patronise and encourage the undertaking, that- they can take their feats at George Weed's, the sign of the White Horse, Market Street, Philadelphia, on every Monday and Friday, to proceed to Lane after, Harrifburg, Carlisle and Shippeniburg. The fare as hitherto .eftablilhcd. For the further accommodation of the public, a Stage will dart every Wednesday from the house of Samtiel Elder, in Harrifburg, arrive at Sun bury in Northumberland tounfy., every- Thursday, and return from thcoce and arrive at Harrifburg every Saturday, so that pafiengcrs destined for Lancafteror Philadelphia, may proceed on Mon- WILLIAM GEER. Lancafler. Jan. 27, 1797^. N. B. Tkis Line of flartrf from the hpufe of William Ferroc, in Lancaster, on every TuCfday ai'd Saturday moaning at 6 o'clock, pro ceeding to the westward; and from the house of Mr. Samuel lildtir in Harrilburg every Wednes day morn/ing, on file fame evening arrives at Pa rrirk Cochran's in Shippenfburg, and returns from thence on every Thursday : performing the fame rcutic« daily pin its tour from Philadel phia. f mwf City of VYafliington. SCHE M E Of the Lottery, No. 11, 1 For the Improvement of the FeJerat City. A magnificenti'fwelling-houfe 20,000 dollars, & cash ?o,oo<?, ure 50,000 1 ditto Ljf,ooo & cast 45,00«> 40,00 c 1 ditto r5,000 & cash 15,000 30,000 t ditto 10,009 & cath 10,000 10,000 1 dirto 1 ditto 5,000 & carti 5,000 10,000 1 ca(h prize of 10, coo 1 do. 5,000 each, a/« • io,oiki 10 do. • 1,900 - - 10,00 c ig do. 500 - - 10,000 00 do. 100 - - 10,000 »oo do. 50 - * 10,000 4<?o do. »5 - - 10,000 t.ooo do. ao - ao,ooo 15,00s do. 10 - 150,000 '6,759 Prizes. 33,*6 i Rlanka. 50,000 Tickets, at Eight l ftollars, 400,000 N. B. To favour those who may take a quan tity of Tidtets,the prize of 40,000 dollars will be the last drawn ticket, and thre 30,000 the last but one : And fecuring payment in cither mon?y or prizes, in ten days drawing, will be received sot any number not lefsthan 30 tick ets. This Lottery will afford an elegant fpecimcn as the private buildings to be ertfled in the City of Walhington—Two beautiful deGgns arc already ieleited for the entire fronts on two of the public squares; from these drawingsitispropofed two centre and 'our corner beildings.as soon aspof. fible after this lottery is fold, and to canvey them, when complete, to the fortunate adventur«rs, in thi maimer described in the fchcme for the Hotel. Lottery. A nett deduAion of five per cent, will be made to defray the neccffary expenses of print ing, &c. and the furpfus will be made a part of the fund intended for the National Univerlity, to be erefled within fhu city of Washington. The real fecuritiefgiven for the paymant of the Brizes, are hel4 by t>e President and two Direct ors of the fiapk of Columbif, and are valued at more than half the amount of the lattery. SAMUEL JiLODOET. ,§, Tieketsruay be had at the Bank of Colum bia ; of James Weft & Co. Baltimore; of Feter Gilrr.an, Boston ; of John Hspkins, Richmond j and of Rickard Wells, Cooper's Ferry. mwf Frem tie Otfego Herat J. CAUTION. WHERKAS a combination of men in this county hare undertaken to enrich thsm felves,by fabricating titles to fundr/ valuable trails of land, the property of gentlemen living in New York, Philadelphia, London and Paris, for which trails of lsnd large sums of money have been paid to those fraudulent pen, by innocent purchasers • It is therefore just that public information should be given, to the end, that the injured may feck rc drefs wliile the men have property, and are to be found. Those who have difcovered are Tru man Harrifon, Joseph Witcomb, said now to re side in the county of Saratoga ; Thomas Kelly and several others who go under fi&itious names. It is supposed that the lauds offered fcr sale on those fa bricated titles, are at lea!l worth fifty thousand dollars. Such as we have afiual knowledge of are as follows : Lots No. II and la, Otfegß patent, thousand acres each, the aflual property of William Dellwyn, now of London ; lots No. 58 and 64, fame patent, thousand acres each, the property of Mr. Chauir.ot)t, row of Paris, and James Ayenll and othecs, ot this State. There is some grounds to suppose that the lands of Richard Wclis and Charles Wharton, of Philadelphia, are under their management.—The Printers will do well to give this a place in their papers, as well to caution the public against purchasing those lands, as also to de prive those men in future from impoGng on indivi duafs, which their education and address have en abled them to do heretofore. kas been a fhopkeeptr of some note in this country! The following affidavits will set in a clear point of viewtht wicktdnefs of those men,which(wh«n the public have perufrd, will induce them to ex cule the interference of Wm. COOPER. Otfego, July 18th, 1797. 1 Thomas Kelly, of the County of Otfego, hav ing been led into an error, by John Witcomb and Trunnn Harrifon, of the fame County, to sign a deed to thera, for lot No. 58, Otfego patent, which was the property of William T, Franklin now Mr. Chamont's and otilers; and further the said Joseph and Truman did jierfuade irn* to do this against my inclination, which was made out on the it tli day of November, or set back two years so as to bring it to that time ; and further the nami of Pardon Starks to that deed waa a fictitious name, thtre being no such perlon there. To this I make voluntary oath. THOMAS KELLY. 19th July, 1797. On the 19th July, 1797, came personally before me, Thomas Kelty, the fubfenber to the above af fidavit, and made l'olemfi oath tliat it contains noth ing tut the truth. KLIHU PHINNEY, Jufticc of the Peace. On the iiJth July, 1797, came before me Jacob ; Kibby, a perlon by known and worthy of good credit, who on his solemn oath did fay, that two of the parties abovemerttioned did make ap plication to him this deponent, some tjme in the winter of 1796, to make them a deed for two thou sand acres of land in the Otego patent, and pro mised this deponent a share of the profits, on the 'sale of said lands, for his so doing ; and that they made application several times for the fame purpo'e, which fervicss this deponent as often refufed, de claring to them that he had no right to lands, and could do no such thing ; which daring attempt on thisd«p«nent's integrity he had related among his friends several times, previous to making this affi davit. • JACOB KIBBEY. Sworn before me, ELIHU FHINNEY, Justice of the Peace. • Aug. 3. iaw4w. Thirty Dollars Reward. ELOPED fVom the service of the fubferiber, 1 on the 19th mftant, a negro man by the name of DICK, about twenty-five years of age, and five feet nine or ten inches high; by trade a carpenter, and is a very lively brifli work . man. His countenance is very good —When spoken to, he converles eaie aftd confi dence, r.nd is pretty sagacious. I purchased the 1 faidfeliovv of Mr.DuUney Minor, in whose name be has been .adver'tifed in the Richmond newspapers. During his last runaway trip (last summer ) he was employed a considerable length of time, by some person near Dumfries, from which circumftanee, I conjecture, he has taken another notheni route 1 forewarn! all persons from giving him employment, of any kind whatever, and nrfaftersof vcfTds and others, from carrying him out of this state. above re ward will be given if he is t«ken within forty miles of this city; and an additional sum, in proportion to the distance he may he brought, or the trouble and the apprehender may be at, in brincing him to this place. AUG; DAVIS. N. B. His opparclwas of the usual negro kind, but he hat! more cloaths than is cuftom'ary for them to poJTcls. A.D, Richmend, June it, 1797. Will be Landed, From onboard the ship A&ive, Capt. Hamburgh, 20 baks white Ruflia clean Hemp : 2 calks Clover Seed For Sale by » Thomas Herman Letffir,- North FiOh street, No. 34. Tune € William Blackburn, LOTTERY and BROKER'S OFFICE No. 64 south Second llreet. TICKETS in the Canal Lottery, No. 11, which commenced drawing the 19th May, FOR SALE. The price of tickets will rise-in propor tion ns the driwinff advances, particularly on ac count of the five firft drawn tickets, prizes of four thousand dollars each, on the last day ol drawing. Check Books kept lor examination end register ing, in the Canal, No.a, City of Waldington, No. 2, and Paterfon Lotteries Also, tickets forfale in the Schuylkill bridge and Perk omen Bridge lotteris», which will begin drawing in the course of the rummer. The bufinefs'of a Broker in all kind» of Stock, Bills, Notes, Lands, &c-&c. tranfa&ed with the utmost attention. June 2 tu&f Erfkine's View of the War. JUST PUBLISHED, By ROBERT CAMPBELL & £o. No 40 South Second street, [[Price 31 Cents]' A View of the Causes and Consequen ces of the present War with France. By the Honorable Thomas Erskinj. May 15 $ STATE TRIALS. Sold by W.Young, Bookfoller, No. 5», South Sc cond-llreet, The Pennsylvania State Trials, CONtaining the impeachment, trial, and acquifc al of Francis Hopkinfen, Judge of the Court ef Admiralty, and John Nicholfori, Comptroller Gen era!—ln one large 8 vo. vol. Price, in boards, j dollars. . W. Young has for sale, a gerleral afTortmentof Books. Also, Stationary, retail and by the paclc ege, well afiorted, and entitled to the drawback if axpcjrted. July 7 —* SUBSCRIBER having been appointed by the Envoy Extraordinary and Minitter Pleni potentiary of hidHitannic Majesty, General A gent lor affixing Briiifh creditors, and iucli particular a ger.ts a*s they may Iperially authorize, in prosecuting their claims before the c® , nßmiflioners for carrying in to effect the sixth article ot the Treaty of Amity, Cotb merct and Navigation between his Britannic AUjefly and the United Stages of America, hereby gives notice that he has opened his office at his house the Couth east corner qf Chefnut and fifth Itreets, Philadelphia, where he is ready to receive all claims or ioftru&ions for claims with the vouchers aud documents thereof, for the purpose of bringing forward the far»e agree ably (o the rules and orders which the board may think proper to prescribe. And a* it will be for the interest of all coacerned, that the several claims be so stated, and fupport td, as to prevent the delay whiah would arise from the necellity of obtaining further information, or ad ditional materiais,from persons residing at a ditlance, the general agent thinks it his duty to add, (for the dirc&ion chiefly of those, who, not having employ ed particular agents, may leave the prosecution of their claims to his charge and management) that all such claims ought in particular to set forth—- 1 ft. The proper dcfcription and fitnation of the creditor or claimant, «nd original debtor,vrefpe£i ively. ad. The date andnature of the original contrail or j debt. 1 3d. When, in wbat manner, and to what extent, : the creditor or claimant Wis prevented or impeded, I by the provision, operation or defeft of law, the ; decifront and pra£tice of courts, or restraint of exe cution, from recovering payment of the debt in question* 4th. The loss and damage incurred or sustained. in j:oiJequence of such impediments, whether ihe fame uhay have arisen from the infolvenev, change of situation, or death of the debtor, the loss of legal remedy from lapse of time, or othercaufes impairing the value and security of the deftt, which would not have so operated it such impediments had notexifted. And sth The particular grounds and reasons on which the claimant maintains, in the terms of the treaty, that 44 by the ordinary course of judicial pro ings, theereditor cannot now obtain and a&ualljr ha?e and receive full and adequate com pen fa tion" tor the lodes and damages so fuflaiued. The general agent thinks it his duty further to fug ged tint the fevcral claims ought to be accompanied and fup'ported by the affidavits of the claimants duly sworn and regularly attested, both as toiheexiflence of the debts claimed, and such other circumitances as may be within their own knowledge refp&tfvely. And wherever the claimants in dating the nature of their evidence (which mutt in every tnftance be the beftot which the cafe is capable) have occasion to iefej to thetellifcnony of witneffei, it will be proper to appnfe the general agent oi the names and places of rcfidence of such witncffeiand the faftsto be clta blifhcd by their testimony. Wm. Moore Smith. PhtlydelrViia. June Bih, 1797. d For Sale, That will known place, called Fjndegkift's HRHY, ON Nefhammy creek, 18 miles from Phi ladelphia, on thfe New York poll road, containing 74 acres and 94 perches. Upon the premil'es are a laYge two fiery Hone house occu pied asatvern, and a good one ftorv ftotie kit •chen, a large frame stable with a good threshing floor, and lomc out buildings—also a well of water, and an excellent ice House. On this place is a nvjft elegant situation fora gentle man's feat, commanding a view of the Nelham iny toitijunflion wijh the Delawart, and thence scrofs to the Jersey fliore. It has the privilege of one half the toll received from the bridge. For terms apply to the Stibfcriber, i MORDECAI LEWIS. \'av 14- atawtf. ' COLUMBIA HOUBE Boarding School for young Ladies. MRS. GROOMBUIDGE with m«ch pleaf ureand rafpeCt, returns her sincere ac knowledgement for the liberal encouragement (he has received during four years residence is Philadelphia ; and ifrures her friends and the public, so far from intending to decline her ichool, fhc has made a fupenor arrangement for the more convenient accommodation of her scholars.—Every branch of ufeful and polite education is particularly attended to by Mrs. Groombridge and mailers excelling in their refpectiveprofefiionj. Corner of Spruce and Eleventh Streets. June sth, 1797- jlmftf The fituat'.on is perfeAly healthy'; and made more agreeable by an .extensive garden and lot of ground adjoining the house. fujl Published, ■ And to be,had of Mcffrs. Dofefon, Campbell,Rice, Cary, and the other pricipal Boolcfellers in the city,price one dollar, twinty-fiye cents,in Hoards, ' New Views of the Origin of the Tribes and Nations of America. By BENJAMIN SMITH BARTON, h. e. June 30. ■ - "bt No. 183. Dijlriff of Pcifnfylvanut, to uiit : l. s. P*- IT RBMIMBERED, that on the J.J fifteenth day of June, in the twenty firft year of the Independence of the United States cf America, Jamis Woodhouse, of the said dil'ritSl, hath depoEted in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as authoY, in the words following, to wit : " The Young Chemist's Pocket Companion, " being apefcription of a Portable Laboratory, " containing a Philosophical apparatus, and a " number of Chemical Agents, by which " any petfon may perform in endless variety of " amufmgand inftru£ling Experiments, design " ed for the use of ladies and gentlemen, and " intended to promote the cultivation of the " Science of Chffmiftry in th« United States of " America. Bj*Ja»es Wqgdhousb, M. D. " Profelfor of Chetriftry, in the University of " Pernifylvania, President of the Chemical So "cietyof Philadelphia, &c. " At present everything that is notdenomi " Jiated Chernifiry, is but a firtall part of a ■fy£» " tem of natural knowledge. Pr'teftly on Air " In conformity to the a<3 of the Congress of thrf United States, intituled, " An ail for the encour agement of Learning, by feeuringthe copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and pro prietors of fuchcopies, duripg the times there* in mentioned." SAMUEL CALDWELL, Clfrkof th«! Diftrnfl of Pennsylvania. July 18. d^t —wstf No. 188. D)JlriSl of Pennsylvania, to tvst : (i *) U E * * REMEMBERED, that on the ±J twenty sixth day of July, in the twen ty second year of the independence of the United States of America, John Fenno, of the said dif tridl,hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit £-«- " Observations on certain documents contained " in Ho. V. and VI. of "The History of the Uni t" ed States for the year 1796," in which the charge " of speculation, against Alexander Hamilton, late " Secreury of the Treasury, is fully refuted— " Written by himfelf." In conformity torhe a<St of the Congress cf tht Ucited States, " Au for the encour agement of lending, by fectiring the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors an<f propri etors of such copies, during the times therein men tioned." SAMUEL CALDWELL, Cltrk of the Dijlrift of PennfyUnanla, July *7- VV4W v. Public N&ice is hereby given, HTHATat June term, 1797, a >»tition wa* X prel'ented to the Court of Common Fleas, held at York Town, in the State of Pennsylva nia, at the instance ef James Short, praying the Court to supply a loft deed made by a cer tain Andrew Hickenluber, to Hugh Worrifon, James Morrifon, and John Sample, executor* to Hans Morrifon, deceased, fur fix hundred acres of Land, situate in Menallen townlhip, in the county of York :—All per sons who have any objections to make to the je<3 of the fiid petition are desired to attend at tiic Court Koul'e, in the town ($f York, 00 the jth day of September next, otherwise th* loft deed will be supplied. JOHN EDIE, Clerk. July 18. e»tSs 30 Dollars Reward. RAN away on Saturday last, two indente&Ser vants, Gifford Dally,a mulatto boy, about 17 yean of age, a dim lighf built a&ive fellow, can read and write,five feet seven or eight inches high, has a heavy countenance ; had on a fuftian eoatec and trowfers, a high crowned hat, fine ihoes &c. Allan Hcllons, a black man, about 24 years of age, five feet seven or eight inches high,a thick set clunil'y built f«!!ow, particularly about the breech; had' on a faiiorVblue jacket lined with fwanlkin, 1 dark striped vest, fuftian trowfers, high crowned hat, coarse (hoes, &c.; each of them had fevCral fliirt* and several other cloathes with them. Thir ty Dollars will be paid for the runaways, or 15 dol lars for each, and"reasonable charges, on delivering them at No. 54, North Third-street. The black fellow is about a year from Lewis Town, in the County of Suffei, ftste of Dela ware, and has taken the boy with him. July 31. mtn&ftw C AUTIO N. : WHEREAS Richard Lake has been at temptligto fell a certain mefluageorten em'ent and lot of ground, situated on rhefpqtlt fide of Vine-ftlreet, in the eity of Philadelphia containing in breadth, on Vir.«-ftreet. sixteen in depth, feuthward, seventy five feet, bounded on the north fide by Vine-ftieet, on the east by ground late of Samuel Rhodes and Sirah his wife, on ths south by ground late of John Pemberton, and on the wefL by another lot then about to be granted to JofepK Hulings— This is therefore to caution all persons against purchasing the 'above described' property, the lame having been mortgaged b.y the said Rich ard Lake to Willitm Spade. SARAH SPADE. July 14 eoaw Mufual lnjirument Manufaftor y, No. 167, Arch-Street. » TARPER, harpsichord, grand, portable grand, 11 fid 1-hoVd, pier table and square piano (one maktrfrona London, returns thanksto his friend* and the public, for their liberal encouragement, and hopes that by his alfiiiuity and attention to ev ery branch of his business, to merit a continuance of their favors. Piano fortes made on the peweft and moll approved plans, with pedals, patent, swell, and French harp flop, which he flatten himfelf will oe found on trkl by unprejudiced judges, to be equal if "not fuperiorro any import ed, and twenty per cent cheaper. Any itiflru mjnt purchased if him, il cot approved of i» twelve months, he will exchange. N. B. All kinds of Musical instruments rnadet uned, and repaired with the grtateft accuracy, dispatch, and 011 the moil reasonable term;, tec reitdyiaoncy only. Second Piano Fcrte» takon in ixchange. May 7/C. . Forty Dollars Reward. RAN away from the fubferiber on the fecj ond day of this inft. July, a Mulatto Man, named Will Bowzer, about forty years of age, five feet seven or' eight inches high, 'rather chunky made ; had on when he went awav, a. drjb Colored cloth coat, striped purple trow'l'ers and jacket. It is probable he will change his cloathes, as he took a number with him. The laid fellow formerly belonged to Mr. Charles'* Bhke of this placet and it is expeiled he hw made towards Jones's Neck, in the Delaware State.—Any person apprehending the ft id fel low, and securing him io that I can get him a. gjin, fhjll receive the above reward if taken («itof the county, and Twenty Dollars if in the county, and all reasonable charges if bro't home. ■ X JESSE REED, tiLeen Ann's County, J-larvland. July 3. " Vjt
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