mi dollars iiwjk&
R .\away from the fubfcri'ier, an indented r ,
Servant Ghl, turned Naxc* *m>ta»ON, a- J'
W'.t twenty yraro of age, fto't, thi-.k let ptifon,
t.'u kl-iitr *, had on when ihevrrht away, A
adark fU'ico'gdwtt, an old l fi'k cloak, and a
bhek fur li4f° Wfcoever wil! lUcre fai 1 girl, ami j
vive intimation thereof to t!*e fubferibeij No, 2, i
•jCirctwe f alley, cr to the «slice of this Gazet'e, tb
frail ree"ive the above reward. _ _ dii
All per fans are forbid harboring (aid girl, as tr:
thev w ill he dealt with as the law drreib Tl
MARY ANDERSON, f
N. B. Said Girl is from Ireland, and has been i«
tins country out a ihort time ; Ihe wash nt to the
\vcrk-houfe for mifcondutf, u here iuc was taken
sick and removed to the city-hofpiul, fto® which
r.Jace (be made her ef^apc.
30.
" To be fold at Public Vendue,
Tothe' highed bidder, at the house ef Mr.
William Efar.s, the sign of the Indian
Queen, in the,city of Baltimore, -n the »s' l »
day of Oiilober next, at II o'clork, A. M
. About feveTi thousand acres of land,
the property of William Bell, of Philadelphia,
]y( n r, between Rfifter's-town and Westminster,
commonly called Litflc Winchester, (the turn
pike road runs through a . onfidsrab f part of
these lands) the traft begin.) about 17 m:les
from Baltimore, within a few hundred yards
of £)id Keifkr's tov-'li, <!nd extend, to the dis
tance of. absot twenty-three miles from Balti
more, and lies on the main falls of Patapfico j
river, from three to four miles therenn. Will ;
be fold in tra&s of one hundred and fifty to |
three hundred acre. There is a large propor
-1 tion of meadow and wood land on each tratsl,
some of iheni highly improved, with excellent
buildings and fine grifs.
AISO I
A'traft" of seven hundred acres of r
land, called Clover Farms, within five miles of „
P'adrnlhirg, efieemed very good for Grass, j,
•Richard Poufonby, of Bladenfbuigh, will Ihew d
this land to any person inclined to purchale. I 1;
also, «
A' tratt of land of about three hun- j g
dred and thirty acres, within about two nules
ard a half o the President's house in the Fede- _
ral .City. It is nearly all wood land, and a fire ,
high profpefl, fron. which may be It eft the j
city of Washington, Bladenlburgh, Alexandria ,
an'd a part of George-town, and m ny miles!
down the Potomac river. Mr. Richard Por.fon-
by 1 , erf Bladen (burg, will also fiaetf this land. ]
' A liberal credit will be give* for the gieaUft | j
pajrt of the purclnfe money, jhe terms will t
be made known on the day ef lale. s
Mav 8 M '- m - c
£
J'uft Received, |
Prom Batavia (via Prorii'ence)
a few Bolts of Spices, confining cf
Nutmegs, Clovesand Mice
For sale by
H ILLINGS & FRJNCIS,
Penn flreet. {
«ay 3® def
"Vai'ts's Law Book Store, ,
No. 319, I/rgb-Strcet.
OEURGi; DAVIS, ;
BUNC busied for foiTie lime 1 aft ia prepira- j
t.-ons sos removing into h s protent houf., has |
been unde: thcn'ecel%yof roftp ninguusil this day ,
informing thegenthmen oithc fitrgenerally thra 1
the (Isited States, that his tyring importation of ,
law books is now arranged and reaJy for lale, on
t arms that he trulls will entitle him to the like pre
fHeucs he has e*oerieneed for lev ral yaars pa^.
Catalogues, the mo.l v>ir:ed eollec
tion evfr imported Ut® this country, are printed
aud will he delivered on applicatiijii.
]une IT. aaw 6w
City Comm 'tJfiGners Office,
Jut:: 12, 1797.
IN pursuance of an ordinance from the l'eledl
a:id common cmincils, the nd day of
May tall, appointing the city commlflioners,
and preferring their dutic», 9th,
NOTICE 18 HEKEBY GIVKN,
That the city is divided into five ditlriffs,
eadi to be urnltr tbe fuperinteiidanrc of one of
the city comnliffioners, « hois to he individually
relpotifible for the cleanliiufs of the fam-, and
sie a»"follow.
Driftriifl No. t. Prom the south fide of Ce
dar-Arret, to the northftfide of Spruce flreet, un
derthe fuperister.dence of Nathan Biys.
t. From tbe north fid- of Spruce-lifeet, to
the north fide of Walnut-ftreet.uuder the fupet*
intendence 'if Hugh Roberts,
3. From the north fide 1 f Walnut to the Couth
) -si of H'gh-ftreet, Under the fuperintendenee of
Joseph Claypoole.
4. Fr m the north fide of High-street, tothe
north fide of Mulberry flreet, under the fuper
jjiteudence ( f William Moulder.
5. From the north fide of Mulberry ftrtet to
the north fide of Vine-flreet, under the fuper
intendenee of Njiholas Hiekt-
The cleaningof High-ftrcet fro be in eom/non.
i-y A slated nrifeting of ihe city commifTion
trs~ is held at the '"'ld Court House, in High
ftreet, every Tuesday evening ato'clock
Ji.lv 14, eoim
Stands far Draymen, lye.
In fnirfnitncfof an Ordinance from tbeSelefl anil
Common Cmrteilt,hearing date tbe zzd day of
jtfri!, 1797, providing fir the appoint me.U of
City Commijffionerj, ive. HeS- tbi i;U>.
r pun following places are fixed upon by the
X said City Commiffionern for Stands fir
Praymtnand their ttorfes.
In-Yine-llreet, eaitward of Front-flreet, on
both fides.
Saflafras, High, Cheftjut and Walnut (hreets,
eaflward of Frjnt-flreet, on th« no. tb fide only.
Mulberry-street, south ' fide frem Front tj
Thii-d-flreet.
Front-lire**, eafl fide from Vine-flrcet to
Elrrith's alley.
Front-llrect, from opposite to Black Ilorfe al
ley to Hamilton's llores, eafl fide.
Waler-flreet, weft fide from the north end of
Stamper's or Moore's stores to Pine-Mieet.
Penn-ltreet from Pine to Ce-lar-flreet, weft
fide.
Drawbridge, north fide, tiflof Front-street.
Spruce, Pine and South flreets, eall of Frost
flreet, fo-'th Me.
Dock-ftrect, between Walnut-flj-ect and the
fiag ftot.e croffiugs, calt f.de, oppofitc George
Oik'ev's.
Second-street, between SafTafras and Vine
ftre'tf, weflfide.
Fiftl. flreet, eafl. fide from Chefiiiit to
berry ftteets.
SntTafcss-ftreer, from. Third to x'ourth-Areet,
eafl fide. ■ l■ ,• ,
No dray cr liorfe to ft and within ten feet of
in lr™jbs FOR HACKNEY- CQJCIW.
Pin.-ili'cet, north fide from Fourth to i-ifth
FiUh-flrcet, betweea Ghef.iat and Walnut
fireets, weft, , . , , t- ■ v„„ ,
Bianch-ftreet, jioitUl.iie,be.wcew l.i.rJano
Fourth ftteets. .
July 14. ir.w.-.r-m
A Literary Treat.
Jvfi pttliybril, hanJfonuty printed on writing
paper, price 1 dollar,
\ new edition of that popular and entertaining
work, entitled
_ P"HF. FORESTERS, ail American TMe ; being
*. a f?quel to the hiliory of John Bull, ihe Clo
tMer, In afci iesof letters to a triand, with the*d
dition of two letters, alluding to recent political
tran(«<ftions in America.
Thii following extraA from the Clavis AlUgorita,
(hews the principal chara>sters that arc imroiuetJ:
John Bull, the Kingdom of i ng'.and
His Mother, «heCturchof Engbr.iJ
His Wife, the Patliame.it
Hi« Siller Peg, the Chuich of Scotland
His Brother Patriik. Ireland
I.ewis, t+ie K'ngdoni of Tranct
His Mistress, the Old CoinVitulion
His B«w Wife, the Naiinnal Rojirefentation
Lord Strut, the Kinpdo:>i of . ;>.iin
f'ichohi Krojr, the Dutch Rfpti' lie
The Franks, the Trerch Repuoiic
The Faxefters, the United Ktatesof Am»ri(*
Robert Lumber, New-W:.mplhire to
John Codliue, Ma.Tachufetts 33
Humphrey Plowlhare, ConneSicut
Roger Carrier, Rhode l!land JO
Peter' Bull Frog, New-York --
Julius Caesar, New-Jersey
William Broadbti is, Pennsylvania tit
Cafiimar, Delaware th.
Walter Pipewood, Virginia bu
His Grandson, George Walhington
Peter Pitch, North Carolina mi
Charles Indigo, Soutk Carolina he
George Ttu ',y. Georgia el;
Ethan Gr.-cdwood, Vermont
Hunter Longknife, Kentucky ch
Black Cattle, Negro Slaves W
Rats, Speculator, lei
Mother Carey's Chickens, Jacobins fqi
.Jj - This popular and entertaining satirical liifio- j tw
ry of Amuiica is attributed to the Uev. L)r Bkl- fjb
KNAr. It hasa great (h re of originality and a- w |
bounds with genuine humour. It is continued th
down to the pre'fent time, aud chsra&crifv's thc4e L (
: late political »raofaHions which have caused lo be
much uiieaCnel's .n America. in
Sold by 'H. and P, RICE, Bookseller, No. 16, t h
South Second Street, and No. JO, Marke* ftaeet. be
June »6. 5
LAW BOOKS, ~ «
Latefl London and Dublin Editions.
H. £ff P. RICE, Booksellers,
I No. ii, Sjoth Setond, and No. 50, Market flreet, b
HAVE jufl received hy the hte arriva s from <3
l.on.'ou and Dublin, theii Ipriug imports- ai
tion, confiftingof a variety of the Uteft and molt
approved 1 aw Book*, whicV added to those alrea
dy on h&ad, forms the moftcxtcnfive colleAion ev
er offered for fa'e in thi country. They thei«ifore
be» leave to that Irom the nature of their
connr&if ns in Dmilin, th«y are enabled to fell Irish
editions (as tl*ey have hicherto done) at tbr very f<
lowed prices The following arc among the latctt o
publications. a
Vefey,, juu*ri Reports in Chancery, 2 t
Peakc's Calt» at Nisi Prius ; Ridpewcy's \<t*ort« t
in the time of Lord HardwickiC ; Moyer's Procters I
Pradice in the Ecclefiartical Counts ; Barton s I
Trcatife on a Suit in Equity ; Ticid's Pra&ice of <
the Court of King's Bench in Pcrfonal Adlions, 1 f
p<irt» complete ; VVard's of Nation* ; Cruise 1
on Ufcs ; modern Reports, h vols. Loudon edi- 1
, tion. *
H. and P. Rici cip«£l ta receive by the firft ar- i
n* I from New-York the 6th vol. complete of I
! Durnford and East's Reports, the ad part of Gi!- 1
.' berths Law of Evidence by Loit, and a number of
new publications. 1
]unt 16.
The History oFPennfylvania,
By ROBERT PROIJD,
Ig now in the prefi, and will be published,
with all convenient expedition, hy Z>-CHA^
- UTAH Poulson, jun. No. Bi, Ciiei'qut-Ureet,
Philadelphia, where l'ubfcriptions will continut
to be received, and at the Philadelphia Library, I
according to the printed pmpofali, until the
. woi kis ready for thefubtcriliero.
July 18. eawtf
1-rintcci Calicoes.
/
f JOHNMI I, LF. It, Jun. Sc Co.
r No. 8 Chtft. Ui treet,
1 Have for Sale
FIFTY TRUNKS Heatly allortcd, very low on
. Ihcrt crtdil.
March 6. §
j Richard and james Potter
HAVE removed tkeir Counting House to Ho.
45,8001!' Fifth-ftrcet.
Lj uguft 2. W&f6t
Larua'ter, Harrijburgh C.itlijle,
e So.ppenjburg and Sunbury
STAGES.
0
.. >"T"HE public are rcqueiled to take notice, 7hat
L the partnerlhip which has for some time sub-
GiKd between Mathias Slough ol Laniufter, and
_ William Geer, it now diiTolved • b*t, not as M.
Slough infmuitesto ihe public without just eaufe ;
-.swill niore fully appur by a letter on the fub
y:6t from M. Slough to AV. Geer, dated'the 19th
December last a recital of which is not nnw deem
ed necedary. Any gentleman who wiihes to be
I more circumstantially informed of the merits of
,s this business, hy applying to W. Geer may have
• the perusal ef'M. SloughV letter, and then can be
V at full liberty to determine whether or rot W.
Geer is not p:rfei£liy joSlflable in attaching him
,c felf to any other person in the rrofecution of the
ir Stage conveyance from Philadelphia to Shippenf
urg, or any other place.
ln N'oW from th« liberal and generous support the
public were pleased to confer on the firlt effort id
s > this bufiuefs, Vfilliam Geer, in conjunftion with
y- Meflrs. Reily, V/ecf and Wi'mer, is determined
to to prosecute and carry it on, wirh every care, at
cention""anddifp?.tch that a ical to oblige the pub
to lie can po!Sbly exert.
The above company, who ire amply provided
il- with carriages, horses, and every appurteuance to
render tlje passage fafe aud commodious, inform
of j thofir wffo wilh to patronise and encourage thp
undertaki-g, that they can take their feats as
.ft George Weed's, the f:gn o! the White Horse,
Market Street, Philadelphia, every Monday
and Friday, to proceed, to Lancailer, Harrifburg;
Catlifle and aWppenfburg. The fare as hitherto
eftabiilhed.
For the further accommedation of the public,
a Stage will ft nt every Wedticfday from the house
of Samuel F.lder, in Harriiburg, arrive at Sur
-1 bury in Northumberland C9uuty, every Thuriday,
n * and return frem thcoce ar.d arrive Et Hauiiburg
rvei j Sg;nr>iay, so" that paffcftgurs defiined for
J" J.ancaltcr or Philadelphia, n.ay proceed o« Mon
:t, Jiys ' ; WILLIAM GEER.
J.ancaftt.r. Jan. 21- i"97.
°t N. li. This Line at Stages Ilarte from tlu
house of William.. Fcrrwe, in Lancallei , cn every
Tuefdoy and Saturday vroruii g at 6 o'clock; pro
'ih ceedir.? to the weftwartl; and from the house ef
Mr. Sair.ucl £ldar i:i Harriftu';, every Wedcef
ui day me.rning, .on the fame ev uing arrives at Pa
trick Cochran's in Shippenfburg, and return*
3d f: or.i thence cn every ThurSday : performing the
fame ipu.i;ie daily a, hi its tour frett l'-hiJidel
uliia. aiv.f
Citv of v- uSungton.
I i'l
SCHEME-
Of the Lottery, No. 11,
For the Imf>ra%>ermt '/ 1 ~''' r ' >L Ctiy.
A '2 ao.ocoooHji-b,
3c cash ;..0,000, arc' 50,000
1 ditto ij.ooo & Ciflu 15>°0'3 40,0014
1 ditto n,ooo & rath 15,000 30,000
1 ditto 10,000 & ci'.b 10,000 10,000
1 flit to 5,000 cjfti 5, 1, 00 10,000 x<
I ditto 5,000 & cafti 5.000 io,doo
„i cash prize of 10,000 j
1 do. 5,000 each,ire • 10,000 J
ic do. j - - 10,000 ;
30 do. 500 • - lii.oon ■*"
06 j'?. 100 - - io,Oi;o | W (
joo do. jo - - io.ooo
400 do. J5 - ■ 10,000
«,*X)o do. jo , - io,ooe 1 ; ni
- 158,000 z ~
id,7.59 Pritei. l»c
iSUnits. dr
jo,ooo Tickets, at Eight BolUri, 400,000 Bi
N. B. thofewho may tike a Quan
tity «! Tfickets, -.he prize of 40,000 dollar* will be
«he last drawn ticket, aad the 30,000 the last
but on z I s
And approved notes, securing payment ic either
mbevy or prizes, in ten days alter drawing, will
be received foi any number not less than 30 tick
ets. 1
This Lottery will afford a:i elegant fpecimeffcf
the private buildings to be erected in the City of
\Vafcin»ton—Two bfautlful designs ate already
leleitcd for the entire fronts on two of the public „
squares; from these drawing- it irpropofed toereci.'
two cc.it re and f ourcor«er bsildingt as fooc aspof
fible after this lottery is fold, and to convey them,
when complete, to the fortunate adventures, ia S<
thj manner described in the fch«nic for the Hotel
Lottery. A nett dedufiion of five per cent, will
be made to defray the nccrffary expenses of print- /
ing, &e. and the furpfuf will be made a p«rt of
the fund intended for the National UniverEty. to f,
be etecled within the city of Vj'afhingtou. c[
The real foT tfce payment of the j (
Priies, ire held hy the President and two Direct
ors of the.3o::k cf Columbia, and are valued at j g
more than half the amount ol the lottery. e ,
SAMUEL 11L0DQKT. a ,
4 §, Tickets may be had at the Bank of Colsm
fcit ; of James Weft & Co. Baltimore; of Fetcr
Oilman, bollon ' of Joh» Hopkins, Richmond ;
1 wid of Richard Walls, Cooper'aFerry.
mwf j P
From tie Otfrgo Herald. J5
CAUTION. I;;
WHEREAS a combination of men in thU m
county have undertaken to enrich thin.- 1/
selves.by fabricating titles tofundry valuable traiS# )i
,of lar.d, Mi 4 picperty of gentlemen living in New c
York, Philadelphia, London and I'arls, for which v
tr»A. of Und larg- funis of money have been paid f<
to these fraudulent men, by innocent purchasers • 1
It ii therefore iufk tint public information (hotdd 1
le given, to the end, that the injured may feet re- 1
dress while the men have property, »nd arc to be (
found. Thoibwho have been discovered are Tru- (
ihjb liarrifou, Jufeph Witcomb, said now to re- (
fide in the eounty of Saratoga ; Thomas Kelly ar.d (
several othen .yho go under fiiiitioiis names. 11 is (
fuppol'ed that the lands offered ft r fait on those fa- (
bribed titles, are at least worth fifty thousand <
dollars. Such a» we have aflual knowledge of are 1
as follows : Li.ts No. II and 11, Otfegw potent, I
thousand acres each, the aitua! property of William
Dellw> 11, now of London ; lots No. and 64. 1
fame patent, thousand Ecres each, the property of 1
Mr. Chaumoht, now of Paris, and anus Averill
and others, ol this State. There is some grounds j '
to suppose that the lands of Richard Wells and
[ Cliarles Wharton, of Philadelphia, are under their • J
nianagcipc:.t. —The Printers will do well to give
1 this a place in their papers, as well to eai.: on the ;
public againtt ptu-thj£ng those lands, as alfe to de- !
[ priv.: thofc men in future from imposing on indivi
duafs, which their education and addrels have en- |
abled them to do heretofore. Witcomb has been
a ihopkeeper of some note in this country.
1 he following affidavits will fft in a clear point
of view thv wickedness ol thefc ir.en,which whsn
the public have pcruftd, will induce them to cx
cufe the interference of . Wu. COOI'ER.
Otfego, July 28th, 17; 7.
I l'homas Kelly, Of the County of Otfego, liav
; ing been led into an error, by John Witi.onih and
Truman Harrifon, of the fame County 1 , to sign a
deed to them, for lot No. 58, O fego patent, which
was the property of Willi '.m T Franldin now Mr.
Chamont's and others; and further the said Joseph
and Truman did persuade me to do this aga** it my
'* inclination, which was made out on the luth day
of November, 1793, or set back two years so as
to bring it to that time ; and further the n . Tll3 ol
Pardon Starks to that deed was a hA.tious uamts,
, thfre being no fnch perlon there. To this I make
voluntary oath. THOMAS KELLY.
19th J«!y, 1797.
On the :9th July, 1797. came psrfonally before
me, Thomas Kelly, the iubfenber to the above af
at £ davit, and made folenin oath thatit contains notli
-- ing tut ch truth.
id 1 LIHU HIINNEY, Jufticc of tile Peace.
1. On the 18th July, 1797. oantebefore me Jacob
■ ; Kibby, a pterlon by me well known and worthy of
t- good credit, who on his folcinn oath did lay, that
1 "t«o«f the parties abovementioned did make ap
i- plication to 1 ini this deponent, some time in tho
'e winter of 1796. to make them a deed for two thou
of sand acres of land iu the Otcgo patent, and pro
'e mifed this deponent a share of the profit 1 , on the
>e sale of fiid lands, for his so doing ; andth t they
V. made application several times for the fame purpo e,
a- which fsrvices this depofier.t as often refufed, de
ie claring to thani that he had no right to lands, and
if- could do no such tiling ; which during attempt on
this deponent's integrity he had related a*rong his
Se friends' several times, previous to miking tins ath
in davit JACOB KISBE^.
th Sworn before me,
ed EI.IHU PHINNEY, Justice of the Peace,
it Aug. t. J*'v-)w.
b ' , 1 hirty Dollars Reward.
cd T?LOPED from the lervice of the fubfrriber,
to J_J on the 19th indant, a negro ,n.an by the
m nameof DICK, about twenty-five years of age,
and five feet nine or ten inches high ; by trade
r'» a earpentei, and is a very lively brisk wo.k
fei man. flh countenance is very good—-When
ay spoken to, lie converl'es with eale and eon'fi
rjfl denee, ar.d is pretty ligatious. I pnrchal'cd
:t0 the fjill fellow of Mr.Dubr.ey Minor, in vvhofe
name he has been advcrtifeil in the Richmond
lc ' newfpaperi. During his lalt runaway trip (lait
summer) he was employed a confidecaible length
in * of time, by forne perfoti nev Dumfries, from
which circtlmflance, I conjedlure, he has taken
: 1? another nothei 11 route 1 torewann all pcrfons
" r from giving him emplcyirent, of any kind
whatever, and mafttrsof veirelsand othcvs, iroin
carrying him out ol this Hate. Ihe above re
ward will be given if he is taken within forty
. miles of th:s city; and an additional (am, in
* proportion 10 the distance he may be brought,
,J_ or the trouble and expence the apprehender may
•[ be at ' in bnngins I,im 10 tM A P UG; DAVIS.
■a - N- B. His apparel w.is of the usual negro kind,
-tn but he had. more cloatbs than is customary for
lie them to pofltia.
el- y
P.ichtaoadj Jans ii) 17^7*
WilK'oc l.aadeil,
Fi'om onboard the Ifjip Atftivt, Ca\>t.Si air/ro:u
F'lniliu rgh,* * •
10 bales white Xuflia cieau Hemp L.
2 caus Clover Seed .
l : or Salt by
Thomas Herman Leuffer,
North Fifth firtct, No. 34.
T "nc i<>- ; au
William Blackburn, ««,
LOTTERY and BROKER'S OFFICF "<
No. 64 south Second-Ilreet. k ;
in the Canal Loucfy, No. 11, which ' si ,
1 commenced drawing the 29th May, FOR 4t ,,
SALE. The price of tickets will rife ic propor- < ( ,
lion the dr iwing- advar.aei, particularly on ac- <<
count of the five firft drawn ticke'.s, prizes of a
four thousand dollar# cadi, on the l&H day ot ti
drawing. u
Check Books kept for examination and regifier- 44
ing, in the Canal, No. City oiWafliington, No. (t
a, and Pater foe Lotteries.
Also, tickets forfajein the SchuylkiUbndo-e and (i
Perk.omen Bridge lotteries, . which wiU begin t<
drawing in the couife ps the summer,
'i'he bufmefs of a Broker i:i ali kinds of Stock,
Bills, Notes, Lands, "&c- yic. trailfa(sied vvich the
utmost attention#
June a a S
Erfiiine's View of the War. J,"
JUST PUBLISHED, in
By ROBERT CAM?3BtL & Co.
l\ T o 40 Sou'h Second ftrcet,
[Price 31 Cents]
A View of the Causes and Confequen- ~
ces of the present War with France.
By the Honorable Thomas Erskine.
May 15 § (1
STATE TRIALS, j I
Said by W.yovaa, Boolfeller, No. s>, South Se- | tr
conl-llrect, 1 tl
The Pennsylvania State Trials, j *
COHtaining the impenchraert, and acqwit- | K
al of Francis Hopkinfon, Judge of the Court ol tt
Admiralty, and John Comptroller Gen- tt
cral—ln 01:# large 8 vo. vol. Price, in boards, 3 4l
dollars.
W. Young has for sale, a general afiortmentof
1 Books* Also, Stationary, retail and by the pack-
ege, well and entitled to ihe drawback if
axpwted. x JuJy 7*—*
—: r : —: ' * et
rHE SUftSCRISER having be«?n appointed by £[
the Envoy iLxticordinary ar.d MiaUUr Pleni
i poier.tiaiy of his Britannic Majcfly, General .sgent
i loraflifting Eritilh crrditors, ar.d such particular ■-
i gents a« thay may aurhorias, in ptofeeuting |
j their claims be.orethe c«mniifliontrs for curryia
i tg eft'eft the lixth arlick o( the Treaty of Com- <
mcrceavd Navigation l-eta'Cfn fus Hi {tannic ■- ujtjly ai:d r
the l/ni&d Uates of' hereby notice kfc&t
he has opened his office honfe the south call h
corner of Chefnut and fifth Philadelphia, n
where he is ready to teccive aW claims or iftitruAioos | t ]
for claims with ihe vouchers aud documents thereof,
for the purpose 'ot bringing torwgurd the fame
ably so the rules and orders which the board may
think propq- to prescribe.
And as it will be tor the imereft of all concerned,
that the several claims be lo Uated, anil support. t
cd, as to prevent the delay which would arise trom f
thr neceffuyof obtaining further information, or ad- j
diuonal materials,from pei lons residing at a distance, t
1 I the general ageot thinks it his duty to add, (lor the ,
diic«kion chiefly of thofc, who, not having employ (
ed particular agents, may leave the profecutiou of
their claims to his charge and management) thct all
such claims ought io particularto set forth—
-1 I Ift. The proper dcfcripyon and titnation of the •
•coditor or claimant, end original debtor, refj e&-
ively,
ad. The date andnature of the original contractor
• ; debt.
When, in wk&t manner, and to what extrnt,
; the creditor or claimant w>.s prevented or impeded,
by the provision, operation or of law, the 1
| decifionsand praftice ot couns, or teftraint of exe- I
« cution, from recovering payment of the debt in j
queOion,
4»h The loss and damage incurred or sustained, j
in c jiifequeuce of lucli iinpedimcntj, wh«ih«i ihe ,
1 fame m«y have anfen flora the infolveney, change of
fituatioo, or death ot the aebior, the loft ol legal
t remedy fiom laple of time, or ochercaofet impa'iiog
1 the value and Ictunty ol :«<; debt, which wouio not
- have (o oftratcd if such impedimenti had notexilled.
Andi'h Tbi partitulargioonds and rcafOßs on
which the «laini»..t mainiaiiu, in ttc terms of the
treaty, thu " by the ordinary courf* ol judicial pin
j have and raceive full and adequate compensation" for
l the loUes a.d dacaag.s foru(laiu«d.
The ger.eraiageiu mink, it hit doty fuither to fug
/ tbi.t the several claim,
and supported by the affidavits of the claimants do')
fworn and regularly attellcrt, both as to theetiHeocc
y of tbe debts claimed. Mid Cach othtr eircumll ncta
'* as raay be within their own knowledge reipt&ively.
'f And whercv«r the claimants in Sating the *aiuie of
', chair evidence (which mull in every inftar.ee be the
■e boftot which the cale is capablrj have or<-afien lo
reler to the tellimouy of w.tnelfes, it will be propel
to apprifetbc geneial ag«ntof the names ana pi,mm
■c of relidence of Inch wit,i/ffei and tbe fa&sto bc efta
t- blifhed by their teflimmiy.
1- Wm. Moore Smith.
Philadelphia. T'inf Bth, nq7- d
,b For Sale,
'f That ivt'l known place, tailed Vji.DZQRiTT's
>l HIIT,
3 " Nefhaminy creak, 18 miles fr6m Phih
-10 \J ladtlphia, on the New York port road,
J ~ contiining 74 .teres and 94 perches. Upon the
3 " ptemifea are a large two llei y flar.e houlie o:cu-
f 1 " pied asatvern, and a good otic story fionekit-
J chen, a large frame stable with a good threihing
floor, and some out buildings—alio a well of
IC I good water, and an excellent ice House. On
, n this place is a most elegant fiiuation fora gentie
ii, tnm's fcit, commanding a view »f the N'efham
h- irv 10 its juiiiilion wiih the and thecce
aoroli to the Jersey shore. It has the privilege
of one half the uillreceived from the bridge.
For terms apply to the Sabfcribcr,
MORDECAI LEWIS.
T> COLUMBIA. HOUSE
he Boarding School for young Ladies. ■
e, -« T RB. GK.OOMBRIDGE with moch pleaf
de jYI lire and refpefl, returns her lincere ac
knowlcdgement for the liberal encourage meat
en she has received during four years residence ik
ri " Philadelphia; and aiTures her friends and the
ed public, so ffr from intending to decline her
IVhool, Ihe !.*> made a fupenor arrangement for
the more convenient acconlmodztioti of her
scholars.—Every branch ot ufeful and polite
educatisnis particularly attended to by Mrs.
m Groombridge and masters excelling in their
:n refpeilive profeflions.
a,i Corner of Spruce and Eleventh Streets.
nd June jth, 'i 797. J imW
" n The situation is perfeilly healthy ; aWmade
L " more agreeable by an cxteufive gardeD and lot
'y of ground adioining the 'joule.
)'t! JuJl Publijhed,
a 35 And to he had of Messrs. DoVfon, Camplell.Rice,
Cary, and the ether pricipal Bookfciier, in the
city,price one dollar, twiiity-five cauta.in boards,
! d - New Views of the Origin of the
or Tribes and Nitions of America.
By BENiAMI!; iI.TiTH BARTOW, m. a.
T * At
Juni, ao.
Nc. 183.
£ss?s. of hnxfyhcnL,:-, vU :
us . pE IT ItfiMIi&BEXEB. that on <1„
fifteen* b day us Julie, in the twenty
Qrfl year of the'independence bt" the United
.States of America, Jam i s W&miiause, of
the said di.'iridl, hath depciitcd in thijoffice the
title Gf a book, the right whereof he claims a»
author, in the words following, to wit :
" The Youn» Chetnift's Pocket Companion,.
f bein;: a Ddcription of a Portable Laboratory,;
" containing a Philofophic.il apparatus, and a
" great number of Cheniic.il Agents, by which
" any person may perform an ewdlcfs variety of
" amufifig and inltnidling ExptViments.defijftt
" cd lor the use of ladies and gentlemen, and
" intended to promote the cultivation of the
" Science of Chemistry in the United (States of
" America. By Jami s Wocdhouse, M. D.
" PiofeCbr' of phctriftry, in the Uhivefßty of
" Pennsylvania, Prrfidtnt of the Chemical So
" ciefv of Philadelphia, &c.
" At present everything that is not denoml
" nated Chemistry, is but a small pait of a fyf
" tem of natural kn^'.vledge.
Prie/ily on Air "
In conformity to the a£l ofthc Coiigrefit of the
United States, intitiled, " An a<Si for the encour
agement of L'earning.by fecuringthe copies of
maps, charts, and bgoks to the authors and pro
prietors of such copies, during the times there
in mentioned."
SAMUEL CALDWFI| (I Clerk of the
JDiftrifl of fennfylvania.
July 18. d^t —wstf
• No. 188.
: JD'iflr'iS of Pentifylvania % to iv'tt :
' (l. O U that on tllc
| 13 twenty sixth day of Juiy\ in thetwen
- ty second year of the independerce of the United
i States of America, John Fenno, of the said dii~
• tri&,hath depcfited in thVofSfcc thefitle of a book,
| the right vAtreof he claims as proprietor, in the
I -words following, to wit :
1 " Ohfervations on certdia documents contained
• " in No. V. and VI. of 44 The Hiltpry of the Unit--
" ed States for the year 1796," in which the charge
" of fpcculation, against Alexander Hamilton, late
41 Secretary oi the Treasury, is Ailly refuted—
-11 .Written by himfelf."
In eoi'fofnaity to the aA of the Corgrcf* of the
Ucked State*, enrituled, 4i An a A for the encour
agement of learning, by fceuriii£ the copies of
majH, chartsand books to au.hors aotf propri
etors of such copies, during the tunes tberciu men
tioned."
SAfaUEL CALDWELL,
CUrL i>f tlx Dijlr 'ifl of Ttntifyluania,
Tulv lj. \w4\v
Public Notice is hereby given,
T->HATat June term, 1797, a petition wa*
presented to the Court ol" Cnmmoti Pleas,
held it Ysrk Town,, in the State of fennfylva
nia, at the infhnce ®f James Short, praying
the Court to supply a loft deed made by a <er
tain Andrew Hickerdubet, to Hugh Moriifon,.
James Morrifon, and John bamD'ei executors
to Hans Morrifon, deceased, fm si* hundred
aeres of Land, fitmte in Memllen
tuwnfhip, in the county of York :—All per.
sons *ho have any objections to tn. ke to theob*
je& of the iSid petitio* are desired to attend at t
the Court Mouse, in the town of York, on the
.sth day of September next, other wile the loft
deed wilL be supplied.
JOHN EDIE, CVk.
July 18. <*•<• V
-. ■■—- .... ■
30 Dollars Reward.
* »
R.AN away on Saturday last, two indented Ser
vants, Gif Ford Oally, a mulatto boy aboutj7
years of age, a slim light built adhve fellow, can
read and write,five feet fcfen or eight inches h*jh,
has a heavy countenance) ha I on i f uftian coatee
i aud trowfers, a high crowned hat, fine shoes See.
Allan Heljona, ajblack in an. aL-out 24 ymats vf
> age, fire feet seven or eight iurhts high a ihiek fe<
: dunfy built fellow, particularly ai>outthe breech;
1 had on a sailor's blue jncVvft lined with fwar.flvin,
1 dark striped vest, fuftian tio\vfcr«, high, crowi.od
' hat, coarse lhoes, icc.; each of tJiein had iisvtfral
1 fliirtsand several other cloathe's with them. rl'hir
ty Dollars wiil be paid for the runaways or r 5 dol
lars for each, and reasonable charges, on delivering
_ them at No. 54, North Thir<J-fueet.
The black fellow is abofct a year from Lewis
r Town, in the Couiity of Sussex, state of Dela
ware, and has taken the toy with him.
July 31. mtn&^w-
J To be SOLD
A LARGE 3 Story Brick f'oufe, on the
; s 2~\. SoUth lide of Filbert street, between
,j Eighth and' Ninth, lately occupied as the Sur
;e veyor General's OfEcc.
0 The Building is 36 feet front and 35 feet def r>,
:i the lot no feet deep, with the privilege of 1 nine
• feet wide Alley extending the whole length of
5 " the lot, to a thirty feet wide Court for Carriages
to turn in. The Haufe is not jlaftered, and
may be turned either into cr.e, or two *1 .veiling
Houl'es. It is luitable for a large Manufactory,
or would make a good Tavern. Immediate
> pcfilihon will be given.
1 Apply to No. in, Chefnut-Slreet.
Aug. n. cod4t.
a- .
i: Muftcal Injlrument Manufactory,
* i " No. 16", Arch Strtet.
t T T ARPES., hnrpfuhord,grand, portable gravd,
ii f«d:-board, pier table and fquaie piaj.o for A
' maki r frcna London, returns ti ar.ks to his iriends
and the public, for their liberal cncouvagerrn nt,
11 aj.dhcpesthat by his iffiduity and awuiiin toev
e" ery lirfciichof his bufueft, to rrerit a c.Mi niaace
ri " of their favcrs. Piano f&rtes made on thrjiewJt
ce and moll approved plins, with pedali, p rent,
fwcll, and French harp stop, whrch heti tteis
himfelf will u e found cn trial by unprejudiced
judgts.to be equal if cot luperior to any imprrfr
ed, and twenty per cent cheaper. Any iut'i u
aunt purchaled wl him, il Kot approved of jii
twelve mooihs, he will exchange.
N. B. Ail hin'U of Mtij'-al inSruments madr,
S. uned, and rep.lirec with the gteateft acciu'a(y v
if- d fpatch, and <»n the molt reasonable turn-, Kf
[C- ready money only.
B t Second hmd Piano Forte, talen in c-change. '
; K May ic . Sclr.i.
er Forty Dollars Reivard.
or |") AN away from the tubfe'riber oii'tlie fee,
,er on d day of thio inlt. July, a Mulatto .V,an,
lte nanud Will Gewzer, ibout iort/years of age,
r f- live J"eCt leveii or.--eight inches high, rather
elr chunky made ; had on when he went awcy, a.
di al) colored cloth coat, llriped purple trowfjis
and j.acket. It is probable he will change his
cloathes, as he toe* a number with h>m. 'I lie
laid ftl'ow formtriy belonged to Mr- Charles
' ot lihke of this place ; ar.d it is expected he
maye- towards Jones's Netk, in the Delaware
btate. —Any person apprehending the feid tal
low, and securing him so that I can get him a->
gain, laall receive the above reward if taken
'twt of the county, and Twenty Dollars if in
the coun'y, and all reasonable charges if bro't
2 2 hcfcie.
JESSE REED,
Queen Arnj't County, Maoism 1 ,
J«'y 3. .. ' w iV