Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1796-1800, October 18, 1797, Image 4

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    Imported in the Imp M aw she st e r,
Benjamin Sheu'ell, Malk*,
From Ho ii ' uau>t, and for sale by t}ie fubi'cribei",
v k it Walnut ?r eet.
Bor.rtLaiix Brandy ~~i
liilti market tin ret in cases ! Entitled to
Medoc wine, in ' do. i" Drawback.
Sauterne, do. do. J
Thomas hiurgatr&yd.
WHO HAS FOft SALE.
Sherry Witie in pipes and quarter calks
Rota do. do.
Pimento i,T bags
Liverpool fait.
Aug. 24. tut&stf.
To be fold at Public Vendue,
To the highest biddcr, at the house of Mr.
William Evans, the sign of thr Indian
C>»ecn, in the city of Baltimore, on the 15 th
da/ of OiSober next, at ri o'clock, hw M
About seven acres of la-td,
the propsrty of William Bell, of Philadelphia,
lying t>etwecn Heifter's-town and Weltminller,
called Little Winchefler, ( the turrf
p'lt" road runs through a confutable part of
thife lands) the trart be,gin3 about 17 miles 1
from Ba'Jjirn&rf, within a f«w hundred yards j
of (did Reiiler'j-unyn, and yxtends to the dil- j
tance of about twenty-three milts from Bjlti
r/>OT<S and lies on the main falls of Patapfiea 1
river, from three to four miles thereon- Will
he sold in tia.tfls of One hundred and fifty to ,
three hundred acre. There is a large proper- j
tirm of meadow and wood land on each trafl, 1
some of them highly improved, with excellent
buildings and fine gr'-fa.
At SO
A tract of seven hundred acres of
land,; called Clover Farms, within five miles of
Bladenfhurg, cOeemed very gocd for Grass.
Richard Ponfonby,of BUdeniburgh, will (hew .
this land to any person inclined to purchase.
ALSO, ■!
A traft of land of about three hun
dred and thirty awes, within about two miles
and a. half o the President's house in the Fede
r.il City. It is nearly all wood land, and. a fine
li'i»S rrofpctH, frowhich may be fern the I
thy cf Vi'alYmgton, Bladenfburgh, Alexandria
and a part of Oeili ge-town, and many ini!e»
dowikthe Potomacriver. Ms. Richard Poi.foit
by, of Blader.flj'jrg, will also £b£\v this land.
A liber 31credit will be given for-the greatcd
par: of the pur< hafe money. Ibe terms will
be made known ort the day of Tale.
, Mav 8 w.tm
-
Just Received,
From Batavia (viaProvi.lcrce)
a few Box»sof Spices, confiding of
N'ir;iiegs, Clbvesand niace
Fer sale 1 y
IyiLLTXGS'd FRANCIS,
Pcnn flreet.
nay jo dtf
Davis I Jr Laiu Book Store,
No. 319, High-Street.
GEORGE D AVI S,
BEll-lO busied for some time pad in prrpara
tiins fcr removing into his profent house, has
been undet thentctflityof podponinguntil this <Jay
infermi' gthegentjetrun of the Bar generally thro.'
the l,la:teU States, that bis ipring importation of
law books is now .Arranged and reaJy for fa'e, 011
terms that he trulls will ratitlehim to the like prc
fccence he has experienced for leveral years^palt.
Catalogues, combining the most varied coliec
* on ever imported i<ato thib country, are printed
and will fee duhv„red on application.
fune 27. 2aw 6w
City CommtJfiQr.trOffice,
"fune »», 1797.
TN purfi'iJlirc of an ordinance from the feleiS
i and comnvn councils, parted the i»d day of
May lefl, apyoinjing the city cotrimilfioners,
and preferring their duties, feilion 9th,
NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVfiK,
That the city is divided into five dillriftj,
nch to be under the fuperintendance of one of
the eity commiflioners, whois to be individually
relponfible for the cleanliness of the fame, and
are as follow.
IVriftriifl No. I. fouth fide of Ce
dar-ftrtet, to the north fine of Spruce-flreet, un
rthe fuperiutendencc of Nathan Boys.
1. From the north fid: of Spruce-ilreef, to
the north lide of Walnut-fti eet, under the super
intendence of Hugh Roberts.
3. From the north fide of Wlimit to the south
fide of H i;h-flreet, untltr the fupenntendcnce ot
Joseph Claypoole.
4. From the north fide of Iligh-ftrect, to the
north fid* ijf Mulberry flreet, under the fuper
jntendence of Willi»m Motilder.
?. From the north fuleof Mulberry-ftre<t to
the north fide of Vine-flreet, under -he fuper
infene'enie of Nicholas Hicks.
The cleajiingof High-fiwet to be in co»m«on.
stated meeting of the city comraiflign
er/iiDeli at the OM Colirt House, in High
ftreet, every Tuesday evening at 5 o'cldck
July 14. eoim
Stands for Draymen, £sV.
lit pnrfuant* of an Ordinance from theScieft anil
Common Counc Is, bearing date the 21 d day
April, 1797 > providing for the appointment of
City Commtfionerj, Sr. Se3. the 15th.
r following places'are 1 fixed upon by the
i said City Coinmiffioners for Stands for
Draymen and their Horfct.
In Vine-flreet, eaflward of Front-street, on
both fides.
Saffafras, High, Chefnut and Walr.ut-fttreets,
eaflward ot Front-flreet, on the no/th fide only.
Mujberry-ftreet, south fide from Front to
Third-flreet. 1
Front-ilreet, east fide from Vine-street to
Elfrith's alley.
Front-street, from opposite to Black Hone al
ley to Hamilton's stores, east lide.
VVater-ftreet, weft fide from the north end of
Stomper's or Moore's stores to Pine-street.
PemWftreet from Pine to Ce-Jir-ftreet, vreft
fide.
'Drawbridge, north fide, east of Front-street.
Spruce, Pine and South flreets, east of Front
street, south bde.
Dock-street, between \Valnut»-ftrett and the
flag ltone croffir.gs, east fide, opposite George
Orklev's.
Second-ftrrrt, between SafTifras and Vine
fircts, weft fide.
Fifth-ftreet, east fide from Chefnut to Mul
berry streets.
Sailafras-ftreet, fr<gp Third to Fourth-Ilreet,
east fide.
No drav or horse to stand within ten feet of
any pump.
STANDS FOR UACKNF.T COACHES.
Pinc-frect, north fide from Fourth to Fifth
fire cts*
Fiftbwftreet, between Chefnut and Walnut
streets, weft.
Branch-street, north fide, between Third antj
Fourth streets. .
July 14. mw«Xiim
A Literarv Treat.
JuJt publj/Ijed, handfor.mly prhiuvl on ivrti'tng
paper > pr'ne I dollar,
A new edition of that popular arnf enaetpining'
v.'ortc,
"pHE FORESTERS, an Araerics* ; . Tlie ; hciug
L a fequcl to the history of John Bull, the Ci j*
thier—ln aft! iesof letter- ' > airit'iid, with the ad
dition of t\\o letters, alluding to rtccm political
i ran (onions in America.
i"h« following extra#, ifrom the Clayis
fhewsthe principal that ai-e ihtiojircedi
John Bul'« the Kingdom of i ng;*r,d
His Mother, the Church cf
I?is Wife, the Parhair.c. r
, I lis Sifter Peg, theChm chof Scotland
His Brother Patrick, Ireland
Lewis, the Kingdom of France
HjttMiftieft, the Old Con'Aitution
Hi&*new Wife, riie National Rcprefentation
Lord Strut, the Kingdom of Spair.
Nicholas Frog, the Dutch Republic
The Franks, the Frencli llejmbiic
The Foreflers, the United btares of Amerh
Robert Lumber, 'Nc-w-Hair.pJhire
• John Codline, Ma(T:\eh'.ifetts
Humphrey Picw(hare,
Roger Carrier, Ilhqde liland
Veter Bull Frog, New-York
Julius pee far, Kcw-Jerfey
William Broadbrim, Penfifylvania
Caffimar, Delaware
Walter l-ipewood, Virginia
Hit Qraucllon, George W-afhingtp-n
Peter Pitch, Korth Carolina
Charles Indigo, soutk Carolina
George Trusty, Georgia
Ethan Greeawopd, Vermont
Huut«r Longknifc, Kentucky
Black Cattle, Negro Slaves
Rats, Speculators
P4nther Carey's Chickens, Jacobins
gj* This popular and entertaining satirical histo
ry of Amtwica is attributed to the Rev. Dr. Bel
knap, It has/a graat (h ire of originality and a
bounds with geriuine humoift*. It is continued
down to the present time, and thofe
late political tranfailions which have caused so
uiuch uneasiness in America.
Sold by H. and P. RICE, Bookseller, No. i 6,
South Second Street, and No. j'o, Marke* ftjaet.
June 26. §
LAW BOOKS,
Latest London and Dublin Editiotis.
H. if P. RICE, Booksellers.
No. iS, South Second, and No. 50, Market flreet,
HAVE just received by the lrte arrivals Irom
London and Dublin, theiv fprir.g importa
tion, confiding of a variety of the latuft and mod
approved J aw Books, whieto, added to those alrea
dy on hand, forms the mod exteufive collection iv
er offered for sale in this country. They th-:cfore
beg leave to notiy, that from the nature cf their
counecSicnsin Dutrlin, they are enabled to felllri;h
editions (as they have hitherto at 11* very
*!oweft prices. The following are ainonjj the latest
publications.
Vefcy, "juti'rs Reports in Chancery, 2 iv.l.
Peake's Cases at Nill Prius ; Ridgeway's Reports
in the time of Lord Hsrdwicka ; b'loyer's ProAefs
Pradlice in the Ecclrfiaftienl Courts ; BartonV
Tr«a»ife 011 a Suit in liquiry ; Tidd's Pradice of
the Sourt of King's Bench in Personal Anions, 1
parts complete ; Ward's Law of Nations ; Cruise
on Uses ; modern Reports, ij vols. London edi
tion. r
H. and P. Rice e*pefl t» receive by the fii'H ar
rival from New-York the 6th. vol. complete of
and Earl's Reports, the id part of Gil
bert's Law of Evidence by Loft, anda number of
new publications.
June 16.
The History of Pennfylvania^
BY ROBERT P*C ».),
IS now in the press, and will be publiftied,
with all convenient expedition, by ZICHA- |
piiH Hooi.»oH, jun. No. B'i, Chefnut-ftreet,
PhiltdelJjhia, where fubferiptions will continue
lo be received, ami at the Philadelphia Library,
according to the printed projx sals, until the
work is ready for the fubferibers.
July 18. lawtf
The Partnerfliip,
UNDER the firm of FREEMAN W Company,
is difiblvcd by mutual consent. All persons
having any demands against the said House are de
sired to render the lame to T. B. Freeman ; knd
thsfe indebted to ihe House are delired to make pay
ment to him—By whom biifinefs will in future be
carried on,at his Store, No. 39, South Front-street.
Augifjl 7. eod4w
Richard and James Potter
HAVF. removed tkeir Counting House to No.
4j, South Fifth-ftrset. f
August ». w&f6t
Lancaster, Harrijburgb Carlijle,
Sbtppenjburgand Sunbury
STAGES.
THE public are requested to take notice, that'
the partnerfliip which has sos some lima ful
filled bctwesn Mathias Slough of Lancader, and:
William Oeer, is now diflolved ; but, not as M..
Slotgh infinuatesto the public without just cause
as will more fully appear by a letter on thefuh-i
jeib from M. Slough to W. Gecr, dated the 19th
December last. a recital of which ii not now deem
ed neeeflary. Auy gentleman who wilhes to be
more circumdantially informed of the merits of
this business, by applying to W. Geer may havei
theperufal «f M. Slough's letter, and then can be
at full liberty to determine whether or not \V.
Geer is not perfectly juftifiabie in attaching him
felf to any other person in the profecutton of the
Stage eonVeyanee from Philadelphia to Shippenf
urg, or any other place.
Now from tbe liberal and generout support the
public were plenfed to confer on the firft effort in
this bufinefs,\*S liam Oeer, in conjun&ion with
Messrs. Reily, Weed and Witmer, is determined
toprofecute a'nd carVy it on, with every care, at
tention and dispatch that a 2cal to oblige the pub
lic can poflibly exert.
The above company, who are amply provided
with carriages, horses, and every appurtenance to
render the passage fafe and commodious, inform
thofj wno wiib to patronize and encourage the
undertaking, that they can take their l'eats at
George Weed's, the %n of the White Horse,
Markit Street, Philadelphia, on every Monday
and Friday, to proceed to Lancader, Harrifburg;
Carlisle and Shippeufburg. The fare as hitherto
edablifted.
For the further accommodation ot the public,
a Stage will start every Wednesday from the. house
of Samuel Kldcr, in Harrilburg, arrive at Sun
bury in Northumberland county, every Thurlday,
and return from thcoce and arrive at Harrifburg
every Saturday, so tbat paflengers dedined tor
I.ancafter or Philadelphia, may proceed on Mon
days.
WILLIAM GEER.
Lancader, Jan. 27, 1 797'
N. B. Tkis Line ai Stages darts from the
house of William Ferroc, in Lancader, on every
Tuesday and Saturday morning at 6 o'clock, pro
ceeding to the weftwafd; and from the house of
wr. Samuel Ehd.r in iJarriiburg every Wedncfc
day morning, on fame evt'iiics* arrives at Pa
trick Cocbr.r.-'s in Shippenlburg, and returns
from thence on every Ihurtoay: perjorraing tlie
fame routine daily a> in iit tour lrcm Philadel
phia. n' wf
Ad*«itUciner.t.
On lira soth cr November next in A!; x.wdria *■
('>«!) .; court day), vvi!l be exnofed for f ie,one
or more Covering Jack*, .-.-ad several yoiiii K
oi)if of different ages and ; ail djfcoideJ
from Royal Gift {in import-d Jach .Tom Spain,
;.ipvvarjfs" of 15 hands higli). <»it of irr.po.t.d '
Jinnies from jjalta", full 14 hands blah.
The terms of file (pr if tiot fold, of letting
them f>r ore or more seasons to co«r) will
then be.nude known : .the payments may be j
toade easy to the purchafor, hoi*! a'nd feci.rity
being given for 'lie amount, witnistcreft.
At the fame time ?nd pW, futid-y
Hcrfisand Mares will hi offered for iale. The
latter having been to the Jacks, are probably t
with foal. ~ p
JAMES ANDERSON, Manager. • g
ount-Vernon, £ r ,
September, 1797. ) :aw4\v p,
InfUrafttfe of the State £
of Pennsylvania. n
Oilpe will b® kept until fur'ker notice at
a_ the School House in Gcrmuntown. The
Company full retain the room in Chefnut, above- 0
Seventh street, where a ptrfon will attend to re
ceive and give answers to applications, every day
from 10 until I o'clock. %
Sept it,. d^tiawtF
Thomas Armat and Son,
OF PHILADELPHIA,
INFORM their aad the jiublic, they
have removed a part cf their merchandize to
Wilmington : Also, they Have their store open in* v .
the city. At either place their friends can be sup- s
plied, and therr orders cureftiiiy attended to 1
3y the Cutiiberl'and, from Hull, they have re
ccived a handlome affartmenb of articles, suitable v
to the approaching fcafon ; and tjpcA to add to it
by oth€r fall fhlps.
Should the frcknefs prevail in ths central part of "
the city, that branch of their bufincfs will be re* "
uioved to Germantowu.
£s* The communication by poll is open and re>- "
gnlr.r as ufutl.
Sfpt. SB. thrf
TO BE SO LP VKRT CBEAPI \
A Light WAGGON alrpoft new, with a frame— e
and a pair of harness collars) lut nffvex t
bevn Hied—price 90 polls.
Ifbfft 16"hands higli, (even years old—-and a
new chair, witt a falling top and harhefr— 320.
Luqu-rc No.^3*; Marku-f.rcct ;
Aq&lifl- 2\. dlu»
Fi,rfaleprto be let on grounJ
• rent,
Lot of Ground ;
SITUA"® on the north-eaftcorner of Wal- 1 '
nut.&i. Jifth streets, fronting the State* !
House figure. This lot is fifty-one feet front i '
on Walnut lireet, and one hundred and thir teen j |
feet ar.d an half on Fifth fttee' ; there are at j
present twofinall two llcry brick houses, and a j
number of fniall tenements thereon.
Alfa, for Sate, \
Two three story Brick Houfei
V/ith convenient stores, wharf, &c. fitnate on
Water-ilreet, between Mulberry and SAflafras
llreets, cfantaining in front on Water llreet fit
ty-fpur feet, and continuing that breadth east
ward nine:y-five fe«t, then widening to tie
south thirteen feet fix inches. Thd'e h»ufes
ave the copveniance of a public alley adjoining
on the north fide, and are a very desirable situa
tion for a merchant, flo.ur fa<flor,or others who
may have occafeon for ftorage'of poods. This
property will be fold on very reasonable torms
for cash. For further information anplv to the
printer.
July 31. • m&w:f
TOBEB O L D,
Andyijftjjlon given immediately ,
AI.AkGli two llory fcrick House, handsomely
fituatbd in "Prinoeco'n, There are four rooms
and a large entry on each floor, and five rooms in
the garret, a ranee of hack buildings <1 feet in
length, and a piazza of 57 feet. 1 here is a pump
in the yard, an kitcl'.eti garden, at the
farther end 6f which are a carriage house and two
Oablcs, one' of which is new, 44 feet long, with
flails in the two ftablcs for 27 horses. The hc;il
thinefs and pleasantness ot its situation, and the
number *t' genteel and agreeable families in and
near tl>£ town, render it a deCrable rctrceat for a
gentleman from the city. The commodroufuefs of
the house, it* central position, and the largeness of
the stables, make it every way suitable for a tavern, for
which it has always been confiderd as a capitil
ft and. Inquire on tjte premises. -of
ISAAC SNOWDEN.
Princeton, Ang. is- 19 —dtwaawtf
, City of VYaihington.
. SCHEME
Of the Lottery, No. 11,
For the Improvement of the Fedtrctl Gity.
A magnificent dwelling-house so,ooo dollars,
& caih 30,000, afe i 0,000
1 ditto 15,000 A ci r n 15,009 40,00f
l ditto & cash rs,ooo.' 30,000
t clitlo lojooo £c caili 10,000 30,000
1 fli(f(S" ?,600 k taih <,OOO ijj.ooc
1 ditto .5,000 & ea?h 5,000 10,000
1 c aft prize of ro.ooo
1 do. s,oopeach,are • 10,000
re tiv>. 1,060 - - «0,000
jo do. 500 - - to, 000
06 do. 100 - - rO,OOO
aio da. 50 - - io.oco
400 dt>. 15 - - 10,000
1,000 do: jo - ao,ooo
15,00© do. 10 - 150,000
16,739 Prizes.
33,»6i fllaaks.
5c,000 Tickets, at Eight Dollars, 400,00s
N. B. Tofavour those w'l3 may tatc a rvaa
tity of Tickets,the prize of 40,000 dollars will be
the l «3t drawn ticket, and the 30,000 the last
but orti : 4
And approved notes, fecu»i»g payment in either
mon«y or prizes, in ten days alter drawing, Will
be received sot anymunberinot lefsthan 30 tick
ets. I
This Lottery will afford an elegant fpcci:r.en of
the private buildings to be ercdlcd in the City oi
Washington—Two benutiful deiigps ar- already
leleifid'for the entire ironts on two oi thepublir
from drawing' it ispropofed toerecl
twocentreaud 'imrcmMt as soon as ptxf
fible after this- lottery u.fold, and to conyey them,
when to the fortunate adventurf-rs, in
rheinaniKT dcfcribedin the fchcme for tHe Hotel
Lottery. A'nete deduflion of five percent, will
be made to defray the necelTary espenfes of print
ing, &c. and the surplus will be made a part of
the fund intemkd for the National Uiilverilty, to
be erected within the city of V- Mfhington.
The realfecuritiesgivrn lor the payment of the
Prizes, are held.by the President and two DireA
otsof the Kanh of Columbia, and are valued at
more than half the amount of the lottery.
SAMUEL BLOB GET.
.§„ Tickets may be had at the Bank nt Colsm-
Ua ; of fames Wei 8t Co. Baltimore; of Peter
Giiman, Eo.lon : of John Kf>p!:ir.', Richmond ;
'and of WUs, Loopfr 11 irry.
mwf
This Day Published,
.An<ito be fold by WILLIAM YOUSfG-, aomar of
Second ?.nd Chefnut ftrcets,
Price 2,-olbs of a V'Jlor i E
Obferbations on certain Documents
fJorttained is N'o. V :ind VI of
" The HKlory of the United States for
the year 1796," A
In which the cuof speculatiov aeainft
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, *
Late fc£Cßi£TAiiY of the Treasury, is FULLY
REFUTE p.
WRITTEN Bf HlAisF. LF.
Th's publication • prfelcnts a ccncifc statement
of the bale meansprailil'ed by the Jacobiprof the
United States to asperse the chara&ers of those
who arc confidcred ag hoftihi to their difor-
relieves. It also cchtsiirs" the cr>r
rcfpondence between Mr. Hamilton and \luiTrs.
Moorue, and VcnabV, on the fub
je£t of thedocumenu aforefaid, and fcrie?. of let
ters from James Reynolds and hi§ wiYc to Mr. Ha
milton, pioviug beyon * the pollibiliry of a dMibt,
that the conneciion between him and R« ynolds,
was the reiuit of a daring confpimcy on tlie part
of the latter and his afiociates to extort money.
& A diCcount of one third from the retail price
will be made in favor ot whole file purchafoa, for
cash. Orders to bd addrefled to Mr. Ycwng.
No. 188.
Di/lriß of Pennjylvania, to wit :
. , DE If REMEMBERER, that on the
s ; _Jj 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
tri<ft,hath depofitedin this office the titlfe of a book,
the rijht whereof he claims as proprietor, in the
words following, to wit: —
" Observations on certain documents contained -1
" in Ko. V. and VI. of "The History of the Uni- J
" ed States for the year 1796," in which tha charge a
" of fpcculatiort, against Alexander Hamilton,late e
" Secretary of the Treafury,'is fully refuted— f
" Written by 'himfelf " , ' r
In conformity to 'he ad of thcCorf.rcfs of the , v
Ucited State?, entituled, " An a A fo<' thecncour- | t
agement of learning, by fccuring the copies of j c
maps, charts and books to the authors and propri- ]
etdrs of such copies, durrtlg 'h« times tharein men- a
tioncd." c
SAMUEL CALDWELL,
CUrh QJ the fa'flriß of Pennjylvania. >1
July 17. w(w b
The Inhabitants of the Difiri£t \
of Southwark, 2
RK informed that a Coachee is provided, to be
; L kept at the oftice, the north cast
c«rner of Front anti Almond {freets, where the Z
fri»hds of those sick persons who desire to be re
! moved to the City rlofpltal, arc requeued to make
application—Also, a Hearse will be kipt in readi- j
j ncfo for the Removal of tflie dead.
JONATHAN PENROSE.
\ N.8.-r—The Poor, who wish to remove to the
Tents on Schuylkill, may be furuidied with orders
by applying as aflovfe. ' Jivg. J
William Blackburn, ;
LOTTERr and BROKER'S OFFICE '
No. 64 south Second-J.reet.
TICKETS ipthe Canal Lottery, No. 11, wLich
commsnced drawing the ayth May, FOR
SAI.E. The price of tickets will rife in propor
tion as th* drjWing advances, particularly onat
ceunt of the five firft drawn tickets, prizes of
four thousand dollars each, oti the Vast day ot
drawing.
Check Books kept soT examination and regifter
iog, in the Canal, No. a, City of Wa&iugton, No.
Z, and Paterfon Lottories.
Also, titfcets fbrfale i:i tTie Sdliuy!!-'ilsli*lrty|e'aiiil
Perktomen Bridge lotteries, whicJi will begin
drawing in thecourfeef the funimcr.
The buficeft of a Broker in all kinds of S»®ck,
Bills, Notes, Lands, &f- &c. trir.faded -with the
utmo'ft attention.
June 2 tu3:'f
Erfkine's View of the War.
JUST PUBLISHED,
By KOBEIIT CAMI'BELL & Co.
No. 40 Sotitli Second "flieet,
[Price 31 CentsJ
A View of the Cau/es mid Consequen
ces of the present War with France.
By the Honorable Thomas Erskine.
May 15 §
~S~TATE TRIALS.
Sold b W. Young, Bookseller, No. 58, South Se
colld-dreet,
The Pennsylvania State Trials,
CONtaining the impeachment, trial, and acquit
;il of Francis Hopkinfon, Judge of tl.'C Court of
admiralty, and John Nkholfon, Comptroller (icn
eral—ln one large 8 vo. vol. Price, in.boards, j
dollars.
W. Yodng hi»«nr sale, a general affort-nentof
1 Books. Also, Stationary, retail and by the padk
-1 ege, well aflorted, atid enNtled to the draivback if
s |n'v 7 —*
For Sale,
Thai wellln£<wn place, filled Vjndz-crifz's
5 FFRIV,
, Nefhani'my creek, id niiles from PIIU3-
1 ladelphia, on the New post road,
; containing 74 acres and 94 perches. Upon the
-1 premises are a large two lloiy stone house occu
j pied asatvern, and a good one story f'one kit
-1 chen, a large frame ftaWe with a good threshing
a floor, and lomc out buildings—alio a well of
good water, and an excellent ice House. On
0 this plac.f is a h)o£ elegant situation. fora gentle- ]
man s feat, commandingb view of the KiffiStn
' iny to itsjunflion wiih the Delaware, and thence
across to the Jersey ihore. »t has the privilege
- of cne half the toll received from' the bridge,
e For terms apply to the Subfcribcr,
MORDECAI LEWIS.
r y;v i.i. 3taw;f.
1 ~QOI.UMBIA HOUSE
Boarding School for young Ladies.
r -» H.S. GROOMBHsDGJi vvith much pleas-
II iVi ure and rcfpeifl, Returns htr sincere ac
- knowledgcment for the liberal encouragement
flje has received during, four years refiden=e in
■' Philadelphia ; and allures her friends ami the
' public, so far from intending to decline her
-7 fchoo'l, IKe ha-i laade a luperior arrangement for
Jf the more convenient acco'mmortntion of her
' scholars, —vEvery branch of ufci'i.l and polite
" education is particularly to by Mrs.
'' Grqombridge and maftiis exvcii,ing in tueir
.1 rcAiefHyeprpfefiions.
11 Corner of Spruce and Eleventh Streets,
r- June sth, 1797. Jtmltf
The fituatiwt i 6 perftflly healtlty ; andipade
0 more agreeable by an extensive garden, ar.d lot
of ground adjoining the house.
e . Published,
.t And to be hid of Messrs. Do 1 ion, Camj>be!!,Rice,
Cflry, and the other pricipai Bcekfc.iers in tSe
city,price one dollar, twir.ty-five cent»,in bcarcs^
1- New Views of the Origin of the
' Tribes and Nations of America.
Ey BENJAMIN SMITH BARTON,
Jur.c'io.
Rofs tsf Simfdu,
HAVE FOR. SALE
f Hogfliead?,
•ExceVUnt Coffee in-< Tlcrce% and
' C. Barrels.
A (mall parcel of nice cocoa fa ha<?s
* fesv puncheons Jamaica spirits, fourth proof
Superior Tencriifee jvine, old and in Madejrapipe*
An invoice of jewel»ery and hosiery to be fold by
the package
A few hampers ol best abeefe,
jujy *?• dtf.
5 he Subscriber has for Sale,
A large a/Tortnient as India Muflias,
coarse and fine
Tndia Calicoes
Sooty Romalls
B'foe Cloths and Checks
Bandanna Handkerchiefs
Blue re&'and GilU Hand leer ebtffs
An invoice of Irish Linens and Slieetiags, well
affortcd
A box of Diapers
Silk Umbrella*
Two boxes of fine Spicei, cotain'mg Nutrß*g«*
Mace and Clones
Black Pepper of firft quality
EaCt India Ginger
Java Sugar
A quantity of Madeira Wine
Ditto of Gin
Roll Brimstone
Mordecai Lewis.
Au<y,H rt. -}a\"lrri
Higgins' Specific
FO* THB '
PREVENTION AND CURE OF THE;
re.LLOW FEFER.
I? VF.R since this disease made fucli ravage in this
_j city and New-York, the author lias turned hit
attention to its causes and cure.—The result of his
! er.quiries.has convinced him that the reason why so
| few persons recover from Ltj.attacV«, are fr»m its
: not being well underfiood, and the confequeni
I wrong method taken to core it. He is pcrfuaded
! that the exceSve bleedigt:* and mercurial reatmest
| of the Faculty is highly injurious and that the on
| ly rations! mode of treatment ishy theufe of proper
! acids. Co"rvinc«d of this he offers his Sjxiific at a
| cwtain remedy, if used according to the <iiieJ(ions.
To be had in boftlas, at ore dollar each, of the
invsntor Grc. Higgim, Cherry firecr, two doors a
buve Ninth street, (late manager of Jaetfoo aad
Go's Medicine Warehcufe, l.ordon); by J. lit
bUn: t No. *56 ; fV. Griffith. No. I7y, 'T. J't.frta, No.
j 21, South Third fire it, T. Stiff, No. r;,Neiv llreet,
near Vine Qreat, and 'j■ Gaits, Mo. $6, Race street.
Aug. 25. tilths
COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMAS, and
CONSUMPTIONS.
Jufl received, by W«. Gmrriths,No. 1 jy.Soutb
3ecoad-flreet, v. frefc lupply of
Genuine Bal/arn of Honey,
AMedioine invented by thi late Bir John Hill
(who knowledge as aßotanift frocured liim '
the appellation of the LinnEus of Britain) and is
•onfldered in Eitgland as a certain anrr for the above
complaints; it is also 01 Angular efficacy in the
Hooping Cough,
| It may also be had fetail of W. A. Stokes, Nd.
61, South Seiond street, and T. Stif*, s,j,Kew
ftr«et, in bottles at 75 cents each.
Wll. SRimTHS having observed the happy ef
fefl of the medicine, (several cases of tnrcs fcsv
ittg come within his own knowledge) and the great
demaCd for it has induced him to order a largo
supply, a part of which he has just received.
_ Augvjt 3. la.wry
30 Dollars Reward.
RAM Cn»M»<|*y ?»<**■■, -indented Sf»jw
vants,GifS?rd Dally, a mukitto boy, about 17
years of age, a Aim light built*a&ive fellow, can
read and write,live feet seven or eight inches high*
has a heavy count'„nancs ; had on a ftsltiaa caatee
and trowfers, ?. high crowned hat, fine flioes 1
Allan Mellon*, ?. black man, about 24 years of
age, five fcr.t seven or eight inches high,a thick.set
cltnvfy built fiilfow, -particularly about the breech;
hauon a fairoi'sbluc jacket lined with fwanficin,
dark frtiped vest, fuftiau trowfers, high crowned
hat, coarse {hoes, &c.; each of then had fevdral
Ihirts aod several other cloathes with them. !hir
ty Dollars wilj'fce paid for the runaways, or 15 dol
lars for each, and reafonahle charges,ok tltliy&iisig
them at No. 54, North Tliird-ftreet.
The black fellow is about a yeer frona Lewii
Tin the County of Sussex, ft\te of Defa
watv, and ha» taken the boy withl^n.
J u1 y 31. mtu&f.-jw
or RENTED,
ALAStGF. 3 Story Brick Haute, on the
South 'fide of Filbert flreet, between
Eighth antl Ninth, lately oceupicd as the Bur
-1 veyor General's Office.
' 'riic Building is ,16 feet front and 35 feet detp,
th/lnt 110 feet det p, with the privilege of a nine
( feet wrde Alley extending the whnie length op
the Jet, to a thirty feet wide Couft for Carr!*gp»?
. to turn in. The House is not plrftered, and
maybe turned either into rne, or two dwelling
■ Huufa. It is (nitable for a !arj>e Manufd<9ery,
or would make a good Tavern. Iromedittfc
) pofiVffion will lie given,
'Apply to Wo. in, Cliefnut-Srreef.
AHfr.ll. c<id4t.
1 Musical Injlrument Mantifa£lor^ y
Na. 167, Arch Strict.
. T TARPER.harpfichord,grand, portable graiil>
rr Jli f:d>loard, pier table and fqusuv. piano fcrtfe
f makt rfroß London, returns thanks to his frierxfs
n and the public, for their libetal encouragement*
and hopes that by his ailiduity and attention toes"-
ery branch of his bufmefs, to ireri; a aontinuaiKf
of their favors. Piano fertes made on th« ntwrlt.
and moll approved plans, with prdals, pate;",
e fweil, and French harp flop, which he fluteta
himfelf will ue found ci; ir:al by unprejudiced
jailgt'ssto be equal if not fv. verier to ar.y irapcrtv
fd, .ad twenty per cent cheaper. Any ir.ltru
_ m: T,t purchri'iftl of him, if sot approved of in
twelve mouths, he will er.chaage.
N. 2. All kinds of iVlafical 111ftrutr.ent6 rr.ade>,
• un.'d, and repaitei with the greatest accnrie.y,
dispatch, and cn the mull re.ilor.sble terms, tut
readymoney o,hiy.
it Second lucd I'iano Fcrtej t=ken in eschapge.
R May «. * 3cini.
:!•, Forty Dollars Reward.
"" O A"N away from, the fuhferiber oh the fee
•I" IV ond day of this iiift. July, a Mulatto Maw,
:e mm-d VVifl Bowzef, »l.'out fort y years of age,.'
s. five ieet seven or ejgfct inches higl', rather
if chunky made ; had e.i when ha went away, jl.
tlratyqblortd cloth coat, Itriped purple trowl'en
and jacket. It is probable he will change hit
cleat lies, as he tool: a number with him. The
!e f a ,d f t H o v "formerly belonged to Mr. Charle*
31 ISlake of this, place ; and it is expedH-d he lias
mide tgwards J-ones's'Neck, in the Delaware
—Any person apprehending the fisid fel
low, and securing him so that ! carpet .him a-
e > pain, Cull receive tl:e above reward if taken
le out of the county, and Twenty Dollars if in
s ' rhe coar.ty, and all reafotiable charges if bre't
e hoaie.
JESSE REED,
Quien Ana's Coualy, Maryland.
July 3-