FOR SALE, A Team of five excellentHorfes, with a Waggon and Gears. The Horfrs are all flrong, true to the draught* and capable of hauling as great a weight as mofi in the coun try. Ihe Waggon and Gears are itrong, and [W enocl order. Apply to ROBERT GRE£N, Town, Chelter county, or t° Thomas Fijher, No. 142, S. Second Street, Pliila 'elphia. U mo. 2, eodjw. In the Press, And fpeediljr will be published by William Young, No. 52, Second, the corner of Chefnut Street, A VIEW Of the Science of Life ; On the principles established in the elements of Medicine, of the late eelebrated john BROWN, M. IX With an attempt to correft some important er rors of that work, and cases in illustration, chief ly fe!et. • ~ This Day is Publiflied, BY Meflf. Dobfon, Carey, Campbell, Rice, and the other Booksellers, Price One Dollar and twenty-five cents, Elegant-y printed «n fVove paper, and Hot prejed. By John Thompson, A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF The Constitutions Of the several States with each other, and with thlt of the United States: exhibiting in Tables, the prominent features of caeh Constitution, and classing together their most important provisions, under the several heads of adminiftratien ; with Notes andObfervations. By WILLIAM SMITH, Of South-Carolina, L L. D. and member of the Congress ef the United States. Dedicated to »ho People of the United States. N. B. A few Copies printedoa an inferior pa per, at j-4thsof a dollar. February 6 mwif City Commifiieners' Office^ June »», 1797. IN pursuance of an ordinance from the feledk and common councils, parted the 2id day as May last, appointing the city commiflionert, and prescribing their duties, fe<9ion 9th, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the city* is divided into five diliriAa, •aeh to be under the fuperintendance of one of the city eommifiioner», whois to he individually relponfihle for the deanliriefs ef the fame, and are as follow- Drift rift No. 1. From the south fide of Ce dar-street, to the north fide of Spruce-street, I*l - fuperistendcncc of Nathan Boys. ». From the north fide of Spruce-street, to thenorth ftde of Walnut-ftreet,under the super intendence of Hugh Roberts. 3. From the north fide of Walnut to thefouth ftde of High-flreet, under the fuperintendcnce ot Joseph Claypoole. 4. From the north fide of High-street, to the north fide of Mulberry street, under the fuper lntemi«»«enf Willi*m Moulder. 5. From the nortn udeof Mulbcriy-llritt to the north fide of Vine-street, under the luper intendence of Nicholas Hicks. Thecleaningof Hirgh-ftreet to be in common. g? A stated meeting of the city commilfion ers is held at the Old Court House, in High ftreet, every Tuesday evening at 5 o'cleek. July 14* eoim Stands for Draymen, tsV. In purfuaritt of an Ordinance from theSeleU and Common Councils,bearing date th* 22d day of April, 1797. providing for the appointment of City Commijfioncrs, ley to Hamilton's stores, east fide, Waler-flreet, weft fide from the north end of Stomper's or Moore's stores to Pine-street. Penn-ftreet from Pine to Ce Jar-street, weft fide. Drawbridge, north fide, east of Front-street. Spruce, Pine and South flreets, east of Frost street, south fide. Dock-street, between Walnut-street and the flag stone croflings, east fide, opposite George Orkley's. Second-street, between SalUfras and Vine ftre'is, weft fide. Fifth-ftreet, east fide from Chefnut to Mul berry streets. . , SalTafras-ftreet, from Third to Foirth-ftreet, ta No'dray or horse to stand within ten feet of FOR HACKNEY COACHES. Pine-street, north fide from Fourth to Fifth , between Chefnut and Walnut < ftr ßranch-ftr'oet,. north fide, between Third and 1 Fourth itreets. J July 14. mw&fipi I LAW BOOKS, i Latest London and Dublin Editions. H. P. RICE, Booksellers, No. 16, South Second, and No. jo, Masket street, HAVE just received by the late arrivals from London and Dublin, theii spring importn > tion, confiftingof a variety of the latsft and mod approved 1 aw Books, which, added to those alrea dy on hand, forms the moftextenlive collection ev er offered for sale in thi« country. They thei efore beg leave to notice, that from the nature of their . conne&icnsin Dublin, they are enabled to felllrilh editions (as they have hitherto done) at the very lowed prices. The following are among the latest . publications. Vefey, jun'rs Reports in Chancery, i Peake's Cases at Nisi Prius ; Ridgeway's Reports in the time of Lord Hardwicks ; Flayer's Pre&ers Pra&ice in the Ecclesiastical Courts ; Barton's Trcatife on a .%ut in Equity; Tidd's Practice of the Court of King's Bench in Personal A&ions, i parts cc.-npletc ; Ward's Law of Nations ; Cruise on Uses ; modern Reports', It vols. London edi tion. H. and P. Riqe ocpeA to receive by the firft ar rival from New-York die 6th vol. complete of Durnford and East's Reports, the 2d part of Gil bert's Law of Evidence by Loft, and a number of new publications. June 16. The History of Pennsylvania, By ROBERT PROUD, IS now in the press, and will be publiftjed, with all convenient expedition, by Zicha kiah Pdulson, jun. No. 80, Chefnut-ftreet, Philadelphia, where fukferiptions will continue to be received, and at the Philadelphia Library, according to the printed proposals, until the work is ready for the fubferibers. July 18. lawtf "THIS DAY WAS PUBLISHED,'"' " And for Ole by 7HO MAS DOBSON, at ihe Stone House, No. 41, south Second street, EVENINGS at HOME; OR, THE JUVENILE BUDGET OPENED. / Confiding ofa variety of Miscellaneous Piece* for the Inftrnition and amusement of YOUNG PER SONS—■SixVolumeshandfomely printcdand bound up in two volumes, price Two Dollars. The variety and excellence of these pieces »re such, that the book needs only to be known to be universally esteemed one of the moll valuable pub lications th >t can be put into the hands ef young ptirfons. " Delightful talk to rear the tender thoeght, To teach the young idea how to (hoot, l'o pour the freth inftrudlion o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening fpirit,and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast." Thomson. August 14. mwf4w THIS D IS PUBLISHED, By THOMAS DOBSON, at the Stone Vo«fe, No. 41, south Second Sreet, Letters and Conversations, Between several Ynng Ladiei,on improving and in teresting fubjcfti. Trmflited from the Ditch of Madinte is Caaba with alterations and improvements, Printed MJint paper, and neatly bound, Price ene dollar. AMIDST the tide of modern Romances, painting tales of extraordinary distress, or of desperate or artful villainy, which " harrow up the foul," and which it would be for the hooor of young ladies to be ignorant of, this little book comes forward to fo~ licit notice, where i 1 a variety of incidents, not ex ceeding the bounds of real life, the proper, becaufs elegant and natural dignity and importance of the female charaßer is exhibited in an intereAing point of view, and prefects example* of real and attainable excel lent?. The publifcer wa9 fomuch pleafedwkh the per»- sal, that he was persuaded he (hould do a pleaflng fcrviMto the community fay (ending it in: o circu lation. August 24—mw4w Act laying Duties on Stamped Vellum Parchment and Paper. A FEW copies of the above a fired to render the fame to T. B. Freeman ; and those indebted to the House are desired to make pay meat to him—By whom bafinefs will in future be carried on,at his Store, No. J9,South Front-street. Augvf 7 eod4w Richard and James Potter HAVE removed their Counting House to No. 45, South Fifth-ftreet. '.uguft «. w&f6t Lancaster, Harrijburgh Cariijle, Sbtppenjburg and Sunbury STAGES. THE public are requcfted to take notice, that the partnership which has for foraetime fab fiftcd between Mathias Slough of Lancaster, and William Seer, is now dissolved: bat, not as M. Slough infinaatesto the public without jaft cause ; as will mort fully appear bj a letter on the fub jetft from M. Slough to W. Geer, dated the 19th December last. a recital of which is not now deem ed necessary. Any gentleman who wiflies to be more circumstantially informed of the merits of this business, by applying to W. Geer nay have the perutfal of M. Slough's letter, and then can be at full liberty to determine whether or not W. Geer is not perfeAly jnftifiabie in attaching him felf to any other person in the prosecution of the Stage conveyance from Philadelphia to Shippenf urg, or any other place. Now from tbe liberal and generous fapport the public were pifafed to confer on the firft effort in this business, William Geer, in conjunction with Messrs. Reily, Weed and Witmer, is determined to prosecute and carry it on, with every care, at tention anddifpatchthat 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 the passage fafe and commodious, inform those wnu wifli to patronize and encourage the undertaking, that they can take their featt at George Weed's, the figti of the White Hurfe, Market Street, Philadelphia, on every Monifcy and Friday, to proceed to Lancaster, Harrifburg, Carlisle and Shippenfburg. The fare as hitherto cftablilhed. For the further accommodation of the public, a Stage will dart every WednefdaJ from the house of Samuel Elder, in Harrifburg, arrive at Sun bury in Northumberland county, every Thursday, and return from theoce and arrive at Harrifburg every Saturday, so that passengers deftfried for Lancaster or Philadelphia, may proceed c« Mon days. WILLIAM GEER. Lancaster, Jan. 27,1797. N. B. Thin Line ef Stages ftarta from the house of William Ferrac, in Lancaster, on every Tuesday and Saturday morning at 6 o'clock, pro ceeding to the westward; and from the house of Mr. Samuel Elder in Harrifburg every Wedncf day mdrning, on the fame evening arrives at Pa trick Cochran's in Shippenfburg, and returns frofa thence on every Thursday t performing the fame routina daily as in its tour from Philadel phia. mwf I Herman. Leufper, North Fifth street, corner of North alley, No. 34, HAS FOR SALE, T^XCELLENTred Kourdeaur Wine in cafttaai boxes, fix years old White Graves Wine in cafk> Ticklenburg* Russia Sail Cloths Ravens Duck Linen Heflhns Waper and Table Cloth Empty h a g S Ceranion German Cloth An afiortment of black coloured Ribbons Fine German Laces About twelvo tons Ruflia clean Hemp Clover Seed Italian Soap, in small boxes, for family use Wifirfow Glass 29 —aaw Excellent Bourdeaux Brandy ditt *t Claret in cases Just recoived, and for Sale by Handle & Leech. Aug. 21. lawtf Will be Landed, From on board the ftjp Active, Czpt. Blair, from Hamburgh, »o hales white Ruflia clean Hemp % casks Clover Seed ' For Sale by Thomas Herman Leuffer, North fifth flrtat, No. 34. June if>. $ TO BE SOLD, And immediate pojfejfion given, A Convenient well finilhed Brick I cnement,, with a cook house and other out hotifes,fitu ated in a aleafant part of the borough of Wilming ton, intht State of Delaware—The lot of ground has forty feet front on Weft-flreet, and extends through the square to Paflure-ftreet, on which >1 ereded a iable and carriage honfe. ALLEN M'LANE. Wilmington, Aug. 30. Imported in the Jhip Pigou, And for Tale by John Morton, No. 116, South Front-ftrect, Hyson Hyson Skin ( r ... Yoyrig Hyson f TEAS Imperial J April *O. ' eotf For sale or to be let on ground rent, Jinvaluable Lot of Ground ; SITUATE on the north-eift corner of Wal nut and Fifth streets, fronting the State- Houfc square. Thia lot it fifty-one feet front on Waluut ilreet, and one hundr|d and thirteen feet and an half on Fifth street ; there are at prefetit twofmali two story brick houfei, and a number of small tenements thereon. Also, for Sale, Two three story Brick Houses With convenient ftorti, wharf, &c. situate on Water-street, between Mulberry and SafTafras streets, containing in frout on Water street fif ty-four feet, and continuing that breadth east ward nipety-five feet, then widening to the south thirteen feet fix inches. Theft houses ave the convenience of a public alley adjoining on the north fide, and ate a very desirable filia tion for a merchant, flour fa£or,or otheri who may have occasion for storage of goods. This property will be fold on very reasonable t*rms for cash For further information apply to the print«r. July 31. m&wtf TO BE SOLD, And poffejjiou given immediate/yj A LARGE two story brick Houfe,handfomely fituatcd in Princeton. Th*re are four rooms and a large entry on each floor, and five rooms in the garret, a range of back buildings ji feet in length, and a piazza of 37 feet. There it a pump in the yard, an excellent kitchen garden, at the farther end of which are a carriage house and (wo stables, one of which it new, 44 feet long, with flails in the two ftablesfor 17 horses. The heaV thineft and plealantnefs of its situation, and the number of genteel and agreeable families in and near the town, render it a defirablc retreeat for a gentleman from the city. The commodioufnefa of the house, its central position, and the largeness of the (tables, make iteverywiyfuitablefor a tavern,for which it has always been confiderd as a capiul ftaad. Inquire on the premifet, of ISAAC SNOWDEN. Princeton, Ang. 19 —dtwiawlf City of Wafhingtoß. SCHEME Of the Lottery, No. 11, For lit Improvement of the Federal City. A magnificent dwelling-bout* so,ooo dollars, & cilh 30,000, are 30,000 1 ditto 13,000 k. caO» 25,000 40,00* 1 ditto 13,000 k cash 15,000 30,000 1 ditto 10,000 & cash 10,000 30,000 1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000 1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,600 1 cash prize of ro,ooo 1 do. 5,000 each,are • 10,000 I® . 1,000 •• - 10, not J® do. 500 - - 10,000 00 do. ioo - - 10,000 »ci« do. "50 - • 10,000 400 do. »5 - - 10,000 1,000 do. to • 10,000 15,000 do. -lo - 15*,000 16,739 Prizes. 33,261 Blank*. 50,000 Ticket*, at Eight Dollars, 400,00* N. B. To favour thofewh® may take a quan tity of Tickets,the pri»e of 40,000 dollars will be the lust drawn ticket, and the 30,000 the LA6T but one : And approved notes, feenfing payment in either money or prizes, in ten days alter drawing, will be received for any number not less than 30 tick ets. This Lottery will afford aa elegant specimen of the private building* to be erected in the City of Wafhingfon—-Two beautiful defigps are already felofted for the entire fronts on two of the public squares j from these drawing? it ispropofed toerecl twoeentreand "our corner buildings as fooaaspof fibleafterthis lottery isfold, and to convey them, whep complete, to the fortunate adventurers, in the manner defenbed in the scheme for the Hotel Lottery. A nett deduftion of five per cent, will bo made to defray the neceflary expenses of print ing, &c. and the surplus will be made a part of the fund Intended for the National Univeffity, to be erected within the city of Washington. The real fecuritiesgiven for the payment of the Prizes, are held by the President and two Dired ors of the Bank of Columbia, and are valued al more than half the amount of thelettery. SAMUEL BLODOST. .5, Tickets may be had at the Bank of Colam hia ; of James Weft & Co. Baltimore ; of Peter jGilmait, Boston : of John Hopkins, Richmond ; fend of Richard Welle. Cooper's Ferry. mrff This Day Puliliftied, And to he fold by WILLIAM YOUNG, eorner of Second and Ghefnut streets, Price 3-itths of a Bollar, Obfervatiom on certain Documents Oontainod in No. V and VI of " The Hi story of the United State* for the year 1796," In which the CHAito* or speculation against ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Late Secretary of the Trrasury, is FULLY REIUTEL). WRITTEN nr UI MS ELF. TMs publication presents a ccncife ftatcment of the bafo means pra6tifed| by the Jacobins of the United States to afperfc the chara&ers of those parsons who are confidcredas hostile to their disor ganizing schemes. It also contains the cor respondence between Mr. Hamilton ahjj M,effr9. Monroe, Muhlenburgh and Venable, on the.fub je& ef the documents aforefaid, and a series of let ters from James Reynolds and his wife to Mr, Ha milton, proving beyond the poflibility of a doubt, that the connection between him and Reynolds, was the result of a daring confpiraay on the part of the latter and his aiTociates to extort money. (fjp A discount of one third from the retail price will be made in favor ot wholesale purchafcrs, for cash. Ordors to be addrefled to Mr. Yowng. AvqrtiQ 25. No. 138. DiJlriS of Penn/yltiania, to toit : ft s ) R E ,T REMEMBERED, that on the Jj twenty sixth day of July, in the twen ty second year of the independence of the United States of America, Josn Fenno, of the said dff trifl ,hath depoiltedin this office the title of a bot,k, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, is the words following, to wit: — " Obfcrvations on certain documents contained " in No. V. and VI. of " The History of the Unit " ed States for the year in which the charge " of speculation, against Alexander Hamilton, late " Secretary of the Treasury. is fully refuted— " Written by himl'clf " In conformity to'he asl of the Congress ©f the Ucited States, entituled, " An ail for the encour agement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to tho authors an » clock, P. M. arrive at tjlcb £• vans*t, inkcepsr, in TuclerUn, diflaht from the city 54 miles, (from the Atlantic 6, and from the Eajt Grouftag Plains 7 miles J where are good accommodation i for tra vellers, and where are commodious and fafe passage boate provided to convey pajengers to Capt. IVilliam War rington s bouse, an 'Tuckers Jfland, adjoinining the At lantic, where are good accommodations, and a convenient place to bathe ; the sportsman who wijhes to regale himfelf with fowling andfifhing, may at this place be highly gra tifei/, there being at almofl every fcafon of the year fowl andfiflj in abundance .—'The Stage on its return, Jlarts from the aforefaid C, Evans* s in Tucker ton, evlry Tuaf day, at 6 0 clock, A. M. breakfajfs at John Bodines, at Wading River Bridge, lodge that night at Longacoming, and at 1 o'clock, P. M. an Wednesday, arrive at tbe aforefaid Cooper t Ferry. It is prefumcd that no route of an equal diflance will be hfs expensive, or furnifh the tra veller with a greater variety of amusement, as he will not only have a pleasant fail to the atlant;c from Yueler ton, but have the curiojity of feeing on the read thither a number of capital fur nous and forges, and one fitting mill, in complete order,and at work ; gentlemen, too, who are owners, or faSlors, of any of the aforefaid iron works, are solicited to encottrage and support this sage (by which they can be fa well accommoda'ed) tbe continuance of which will much depend on their aid. The rates of passenger s and baggage are as follows : For a passenger from the aforefaid Daniel Cooper s Ferry to Tucker ton, including * 4 Ih.if baggage, Two Dollars f for way passengers per mile, Four Cents—ls© lb. of baggage equal to a pas senger. Poflage of letters t newspapers, \Sc. will be agreeably to law. N. B. The mail croffesfrom the Old Ferry. THOMAS WARDLE & Co. Turk erton, Sept. 18. Of}. 5. —laivtf The Norfolk MaifSTAOE. THI3 Stage starts from the GEORGE Tavern, at the corner of Second and Arch Street?, in Philadelphia, I'Vety Tuefdaf, Tburfday, and Satur at 3 o'clock, in the irorningj arrives at Do ver the firftday, at Snowhill the second day, at Northampton Court House the third day, and on the morning of the fourth day the passengers find a fafe and comfortable packet to convey them to Norfolk. A packet leaves Norfolk for Northampton fetry, every Tuefjliy, Thursday and Saturday, and the Stage starts from this ferry for Philadelphia, every Monday, Wednesday Friday ;;puts up at Snow Hill thefirft sight, at Dover the id night, and ar rives in Philadelphia in the evening of the third day. Thediftance on this route, between Philadelphia and Norfolk, is So miles less than on any stage route between thole places. Too much cannot be said in favor of the road, which is raoft excellent indeed. The proprietors willingly engage to return the whole fare to any passenger, who, after having performed this route, will fay that he ever travelled in a stage for the fame diftanie, so good a road in America. Angtift 11. dim. eotf. Window Glass, Of Quality, and cheaper than any other hi the City— OF VARIOUS SIZES, From 8 by 6 to 19 by 14, By the Tingle Box or Quantity, may be had at tHe store of the Subscribers, corner of Arch and Front ftreet, James C. Iff Samuel IV. Fijher. Philadelphia, June 9, 1797. Lately Publiflied, In «ne vol. 8 vo, (price dollar in boards) fold by WILLIAM YOUNG, corner of Second and Chefnut streets, A Collection of Papers on thefubje&of BillioUs Fevers, prevalent in the United States for a few years past. Compiled by NOAH IVtRSTER, Jux. Containing letters .from Doctors Seaman, Smith, Buel, Taylor, Ramsay, Monfon, Reynolds, Mitch ell,on contagion, &c. &•. Sept. 1 J. THK SUBSCRIBERS, ASSIGNEES OF JAMES OREEHLEAFj HEREBY»ive notice, that they have disposed of\he property afligtted to them for the fecurinj, the payment of the note, acceptances, and er. • doffements given by Edward Fox, for the us' of the said James Greenleaf; and the holders 0$ fuih notes, acceptances, and entlorfements, are hereby notifyed that the fubftribers will fetfe with for the amount of their refpe<3i>e elaims, both phin-cipal and interest, ,t any time before the 2cth day of Oilober next; after which day, the holders not apjdying, wi|l be excluded, agreeably to the term« of affig.i ment. Applications to be made at fouth-eift cora v T of Dock -and S4eond ftl-eets (the Dock-street fide), between the hoars of eleven and one o' slock every day, Sundays excepted. Henry Pratt, The. W. Francis, John Milttr, Jun. John AJhley, Jacob Baiter. Philadelphia, AugwA 18, iJSui* 4