Lands forfait by priv ate Contract* rto-r-n.laU will be tee jved, by the luL»iCr;iber» ti...' :«« !.:n itay'of September next, for the »i're t '*««. of «»y°-f the following very valuable trait# 01 iand-y' iih tS;>( improvements. ■ ta die State ®f New-York, No. i. two lots of ground fitirate in the county of Albany in the town called Lanfing bur;:h, and difluiguiflied or kn&wn on a map ef feii! town by the names of No. 71 and 71. 2. Two traits of land situate in the town of We'l-Cheller, the one of them near Oliver De hrvcy's, John Cox's and John Palmer's latld, ad joining Brouhs River, the othar of them near Devihrd's' fnuff mill, Delancy's land and ad joinfSg Brouh's river the whole containing about 84 acre's. A trait of land situate in the county of Weft-ChePer, tin the road from Kmgs-Sricige toDe'-mcy's Mills containing about acres. 4 A trail of land situate in Montgomery ounty, being apart of the trail called jefftip's urchale arid known and dillinguifhed in adivi on of the said p irehafe into tuwflihipsby being art'of townlhip No. 4. beginning at the S. VV. ounis of said purchjfe and at the southerly cor ner of laid townlhip containing by estimation aboutjiil aces. 5. A trail of land situate in the county of Montgomery, aii.rrefaid, being also a pan of JefCipi's p.urchafe and known and distinguished in divifioiv of tiie said purclufe into townships, by being p"rt of townfh'p No. 31 bejiunin,' at S. W. bounds of laid to wnfhip.at thediftvtce of 2t - i'.t• 'll s" and 50 links from the moil southerly Corner thereof. <t. A trait of land situate In U!(ler county, liei -g p4i-t of the trail of In ad known by the nameof th,; Great or Mardenbutghs patent,con taining about 600 c aires. 7. A trail of land fitua'e in the county of Ullltr afcrefaid on the N. E. fide of the river • Ucl-i ware, being also a part of the land ti riner y granted to' Johannes Hardenbargh and others commonly known by rhe name of the Green patpnt it being a parr of a great lot No. 1. at the general partiii 11 of said patent which came to the share of 1 homa. Newharn one of the propneto s, and is knsw-< and di(ling«i{hed on the m:fs of the tub divilion thersof made by Charles Webb, fun eynr in the year 17; I by lot So 60 ; this land 1 uns fame dillar.ee on the river Delaware and contains aboat 3:57 acres. 8. A trail of l.ir.d in the county of Ulster a.- forefaid in the fout'n tier of lutein the Harden burgh patent being the lot No. 12, containing about I2,6i.o'aores excepting thereout 320 acres heretofore gtvit by Robert R. Livingfton to Nathaniel S ichrl. 9. \ trait of land situate in the county of Ul ftrr, b.-pinnin g on. tie Papeknnk rivtr, ami ad joining tne 14th monument in the general divi fi'ou of the Hrdenburgh patent, containing . abfmt 3 pccj acres. ic Two equal undivided seventh parts of two feversl parcels of lands situate in the townships 1 f Chemung in lire county f f Tioga on the S. W. fide of Tioga river, the fame being part of 2 trait of about 2c,000 acres, these two fe\enth; crntain about 3 763 acres. i;. Oik' equal ar.d .1111 divided seventh part of the fuel 20,000 acre trail in Tioga county being about 2,'886 acres. Iz. One equal and undivided seventh part of said '20,00$ ifcre trait in Tioga county being al so abyut 2,836 acri s. In tiler State of Maryland. 13. A rail of land now called Bayley's pur chafein-jPrint-e George's county, near to .a .fay or cove called, Awoeoflin cove, containing about 1212 acres of prime land. 14. A trail of land called Fortune Enlarged, and part of a'.rait called Beall's adventure en- Jati.i I', .both lying in Prince Georgs's county on the eailerp btanch of the Potomack, containing aboat .5 I 6 acres. 75. A trail of land with the bonfe and im provement called Arcn, lying dr. the ealterr, branch of the river Potomack, opjiofite to the city i f Washington in Prince George's county containing about 75' acres. :6. A 'rail of land wtih the houses, mills, other buildings and improvements lying near Fort Cumberland, in the .county of Washington containing about acres. 17. A trail of .land situate in the county of VeaTlipgtr.n, adjoining to Fort Cumberland, com 'nine 4ca'acres or thereabouts. 18. fine iindivide,l moiety of a trail of land in Allegany county, called spruce fprinj% the ■vhole or which contnins about 120 acres, also one undivided ijioiefy «f it,'* trails Or lots of p-ound, e j.iiof which contains about 50 acres, rill are numbered from 500 to 799 inclusive, o lttii'g and;excepting three lots which aredif tingu.O ed by the number? 66x, 662 and 684 all Whjth fa'it lands adjoin. In the State of Virginia- A trail of Vlsidow laiid with eonliderable improvements, ! ying 011 Hunter's creek,Dorrell's c-eek, Mutidy creek and the river Fotomack ; and adjoining the city cf Alexandria containing by patent 29? acres. Edward Fox, auctioneer. PbUaJflpbia, June stb> 1.798- 2aw ADVEIvTISEM ent. WH3IREAS David and Joiin Graham, late of the city of Philadelphia, merchants, have afligr.ed ©ver all their fcffcils, real a*nd per sonal, to the fubferibers, for the benefit of their creditors— Notice is hereby given, To ail perrons who are indebted to said eflate, that they are re quired to make immediate payment o; their fefpeilive dehts'to the adignets at their of fice No. 62 Dock-flrcet In failure whereof,legal tn.afures willjbe tali 'll tor the recovery of such as are no- immediately r'ifcharged. SINIONW.-M.KEU, ~S Afiigneesof Cl'A tLE - GU.CHRIST, C David & JOHN g::orge Humphreys,) g«au«. jiily 7. tth jc> ifep. Samuel Richardet, yXFOHMS his friesels and the public, that for JL thoir acwmtnodatii h, a mtffcng<r, with a let ter tag, will leave hishoufe at half pad ten o'clock, (cr Pliiadr.'p tia. Any gentleman giving ord rs at the poll-oflicefor his letters to be put in Rirhar ,ti t's bag, may receive them in Gsrmantown by tire o'clock in the nl'terncon. Germantown, august 16 3t FOR SALE. A THREE Story Brick House, on the north t fide of Spruce-street near Second-flreet, Viijoiniio: the wall ef Mr. Jones's garden and formerly occupied by David Lenox, tfq.-—This bonie is'iii compleat repair with back buildings, confining of a l'iazza, Kitchen andahandfome Dinii g Room over the Kitchen. Asanv Person inclined topurchafewill view thei)reii»des,a wore particular defei iption iscon fidered unneceilary. The terms of payment w be one third cash, »• e third in 6 months and the remainder in 12 mu.iths with ir.tereft. For further information, inquire of JOKXCR/11G, Aa. 1 i way:6 $ ' PROPOSALS, ! - BY THE I Infztrante 'Company of North America. fit iNiiur.t.'CE agairffl Firs, on Dwellinir- Mo'.lis. Vvars-T'oufes, and other Buildings (ami on Goods c nirjned in such Buildings) dillant from Philadelphia, in the United Siates. T. Comnvn lufurancet, on hazards of the firft e'afs, will )d ( undertaken at a premium of about halt per cent per anrum. For extra hazardous rilnr.es a larjer pretrinm will be required, which wiil vaiy aciprdi.ng to circu-nftanees, feidora ex ceeding one pr cent, per annum ; but i:i Jome in (lar.ces, wher( the property irfured is not only in, itfdf extra h;pardous, iut rendered still mor 'so by the vicinity of extra hazardous buiidings and occupatiops, the premium demanded will be railed according tocircumllarces. Houses and V.'ai'e- Hnules, the walls and purti tions of which are wholly of stone or brick, well cunftruiled, Co as to be guarded as well as may be againlt fires from within, and free from extra ha zardous buildings and occcupuions in their neigh borhood, will be deemed hazardous of the firil clafsj i"d may be infnred to t'.eir full value. Also Goods and Merchandze, not o' an extra hazardous kiud, in calks, bats, or packag' % de pofitcd in such buildings, to kn amount r.ot ex ceeding 4000 dollars; but if bore than this sum is required to be insured in onetenemcnt, au adeli ticmal premium will be require}, in proportion to circurriihnces. 11. Insurances will also be nude on buildings and goods extra hazardous, at premiums proportioned to tha risque. But it is Rot <»fy to arrange these under particular heads or elates, so as to deliftibe each withthe necefTary accur::y. Each caf~ must therefore be decided upon accirdiqgto the circum flanccsa-tcndinjr it; and their circumstances wili, 1 in general, appear from the lefcription aecompa uying tleapplication. Buildings partly Conftruiltd of brick or (lone, are preferable to those whol'V wooder. And in both cases, ths "lie of building, how they are 9c cwpied, how they are fitusEd, the neighboring buildings, andhow occupied, are confidcratiohs to be taken into view. And tvith refyeit to goods, their tenuiney, whether il-om their «r from the manner in which they are exposed, either to commence or to increase an aceidencal fire, and their liability in such slate to receive damage by wet, or.'ov sudden and hafly rerfioval, or to be fto- Icn in time of confufion and hurry, are all cir cumflanccs of weight ; and the premiums rnufl be proportioned accordingly. HI. The following conditiont are to be under flcod by th/ parties. . ill. Th/Infurance is net binding till t!?.e flipu hitsd premum be raid ; but it fliall be deemed ef fectual frill the time of such payment and accep tance whether the policy be immediately signed orpot. 2d. lifurances may be renewed at the expira tion of the term of the policy, without further ex penses tfan the payment of the premium of the re newed firm, the circumftancescontinuing the fame as they wereanderflood by the Insurers at the time the farmer insurance was made ; but the payment of the jremium is effeiuial to such renewal ; and if the ptrty insured fuffers any time to elapse after the expiation of the former insurance, before he pays a [remium for the renewal, he is-not insured during such time; nor can the insurance be renew ed en the former policy but by compvting 'he commencement of the reuewal frfim rhe expiration of the former insurance. The fubjeil of insur ance may neVfTthilcfs be open to tre;,ty for a new insurance. 3d. If any other insurance ,be.made.on the fame property ; it mud be n-.ade known at the t/me of application, otherwise the policy made on such ap plication will be void. 4t'h Goods held in trtifl, or on confignmeht, raay be insured as inch in a separate policy ; but they ate not t®j?e confidergd 15 insured stherwa'fe. sth. This company will not be liable or accoun table for any ldfs or damage by any for eign iuvauQii, or by any military or ufarped force or by pealbn of any civil commotion ; of occasion, ed by gunpowder, aquafortis or other thing ofth like kind kept 111 the building, or amongst the pro perty infured'. tith. Bills of Exchange, Bondi and other Secu rities, Title Difids, Money, Bank and other pro missory Notes, are not included in any insurance ; nor are paintings, medals, jeweb, gems, antique curiofitius, or mirrors exceeding tlie value of twen ty-live dollarseach, to be considered as insured une less particularly mentioned and by Cpccial agree ment. No infnrance will be mlde for a shorter term than one year, nor for a longer term than se ven years. Persons choosing to inAnre for seven y«ars lhall be allowed one year's premium by way of difeount: One third of a years premium lhall be abated m like manner on an inftirance for three years. Bth. I.offers fuflained by fire on property insured, shall be paid in thirty days affer due prouf and li quidation thereof, without deduilion. A defciiption of the property to be infurod will be expfiled with sach application, to be made by a maflcr carpenter and signed by him, as well as hy the owner of the building ot applicant for in surance, and attefled before a Notary or principal Magiflrate, who will ce-rtify his knowledge of the parties and their credibility. With relpeil to Houses and other Buildings, lit. The Bte and position ; describing the street or road on or near which the building Hands ; its contiguity to water, and other cir cumstances relative to the extinguishment of fire in cafe of accident / and particulai ly whether any and what fire companies are established, and enginesprovided,in the place or neighbourhood. id. The materials of which it is byilt, whe ther of brii k, (lone or wood, and what part of each, as well as to the outfidc walls as in fide or partition walls, and their refpedlive height and thickness ; the llyle of the roof and of what materials; bpwfecured by battlements or par ty walls ; what kind of access to ihe top of the house and to the chimnies ; whether any and what eleilric >ods ; the number and kind of fir: places ; and the kind of depolit for ashes. 3d. Ihe dimtnfi' ns of the building and how divided, and the flyle in which it is finifhed so as to enable imlinereut persons to j'/dge in what manner it is to be repaired or rebuilt in cafe of injury; the .'ge and condition of the building, and how occupied, whether merely as a dwel ling house, or for any other, and for what ptir pofe , also an ellimate of the value cf the house or building independent of the ground. 4th. Tlie Stuation w ifli refpeta to other build ings or back buildings, whether adjoining or 'not, comprehending at leait one hundred feet each way : what kind of buildings are within that distance, how what,material?,apd how occupied or improved, whether as dwel lings for private families or otherwise : whe ther auy ar./l \Vfcat trade cr manufailory is car ried on, and particularly whether there be any extra hazardous articles used, or uftially depo sited in the house, or within the distance afore faid, and of what kind. Relpeilinggoods in Houses, Vv arehoufes, &c. 1. A f-ener.-i! description of the building in which they are kept will beexpeiled, similar in all relpeils.as to the danger from fire, with that required for Infuianee on the buildings thern felves. j. A defciiption of the kinds and nature of the gliosis, calks or other packages, or opened'; and whether displayed in whole pieces or in ths uinal form for retailing. And if Ihe gootls vary materially in kind, a general eJlimate of the value of each kiad prspofed to he info red ; hut in the h!l psrtied»»nr.in<4t«J' , nrft of description is not jgSjkfted: I .1. Articles of the !<ii.-Uafe <!eetn:" ■ ed extra hazardous, though in various dtsretu, in whaitfyer bwildiHg they rriay he placed, viz. pitch, ta#. turnMi.ti.Ne, rolui, talloU', oil', infl-an.inrthle lpirtts, fulphlr, hemp,'fiax, cotton, dry goods of an inflammable kin ! opened Gl'.ls, cipna ware or porcelain,"especially un picked; Locking glafits, jewelery • and all o- Jlier articles mors than commonly inflammable, or u ore than commonly ! (>le to injury by sud den removal or by moirtures, or particularly obnoxious to theft on 311 alarm qf fire. Letters post paid, direiled to the Secretary ol the Board of Direitors, wiil be duly attended to. An order for accompanied l>v the means of paying the premium, will be imme diately executed on tiie premium heing paid. If 'the application contain an enquiry only, it wrtl be answered. By order of the Board, F.BENEZEa HAZAiin, Src'rj- OJJice of the Infuranee Company (i/"Nort» ) America ; Philad. Feb. 1, 1798. 5 Feb. 14. ianitf James C. Iff Sa?;d. IV. Fi/her, No.- 13 Arch-Street, Have for Sale 200 Calks belt refined .Salt l'etre Bell London Window Glass from by Bto 12 by 10 Ditto Glass Ware in Cases alTorted con filling of pint and half-pint Tumblers, Wine Glaffts, Goblets, See. A L $ O, A fewßalesof Red, Whiteand Yellow Flan nels, Baizes and Kendall Cottons, june 27 .:awtf Patent Ploughs, O ' he fold for cash by Joseph Salter at Atfion Richard Wells, Cooper's Harker, Woodbury—and Jefle Evans, Lumber ton, Those who haveufed them give them the preference to any other kind, as they lequire Ifffs the ground better, are kept in wrder at iefs «xpence and are fold at a cheaper rate —the plan is much fimpliiied anil consists of but one piece of cast iron, with the handles and beam rif wood ; they may befixed with wrought lays and coulters to be put on with screws and taken off ar pleasure P.itent rights for vcadiwg inftradlions for makinjr tli<!iii may be had by applying to John Newbold, or the fubferiher No. 212 North Fsont-ftreet. Who has for Sa/ei Or to Lease fir a term nf Years, A number of valuable trails of Land, well fitilated far Mills, Iron tVorksor Farms, mnft iy improved, lying chiefly in the county of Hun tingdon Hate of Pennsylvania. Those who may incline to view them w ill please to apply to John Caoan esq. near Huntingdon. Charles Netulold. July 17 2awtf Mills, Portage, cVc. TO BE LEASED FOR A TERM OF TEARS. T O be leafed, for a term -not less than three, nor more than foven years, a VALUABLE PROPERTY at the tfer.eca-FaHs, in the (county of Onotidajro, and flate.of -N-vv-Vork, 011 the Banks of the Sense two triles welt of (heCayugar feiYy, and eleven u.ilcscall of Grr.eva. This ellubHmmeat confer of ail excellent grill mill, saw mill, dwelling-house, bam, find a port age or ?arryjr.g place, with between thirty and forty acres of land, under good improvement, and as much more in the vicinity, as may be required for future improvement. The griil mill is a handsome, new and well fin ithed building, of 50 by 30 feet, 3 flories hi»h ana. ."vrt.iilii'd with a run of excellent Burr stones andiipotber of Efopus' stones, of the hell quality —and the moll'approved boalts, &e. calculated to make all the different qualities of flour for expor tation or for home conl'omption : Itis accessible by water from every part of the Cayuga lake and Se r neca-river, as well as from the Seneca-lake—and fromits situation, commands a veryexteufive and encreafing cuttom : The flream on which it .Hands, being the outlet of the Seneca-lake, the mill cau never be in want ©f water ; and a-3 it has been kept working during the fevers.'! feafor. of the lalt win ter, it is not liable to be impeded by froil : The saw mill is alf# new, situated on the fame flream, now furnifhed with an ample flock of logs, of which a supply may at ail times be pro cured by land or water, of the bed quality : The dwelling house is well calculated for theufe of the miller, is new, and fufficiently laige : The barn is about 40 feet square, and entirely new : The portage is >4tas of a mile in length, along the Seneca-falls—over which were palled in the lafl year, rearly two hundred hoats with their contents ; this objeiil is already produ#iva of a handsome income, which mud be increasing and permanent: Among the many advantages of this situation, mud be numbered the fertility of thefurrounding country —being the bill improved part of the coun ty of Onondaga—the concentration of inttr courfe by land aqd water, the Geneffce flateroad palling through it, as well as nil water carriage to Geneva, and the counties of Ontario and Str.uoen ; which renders it a moll eligible ftand'for a Store or Tavern—The river and lakes abound in fifli aDd fowl, and the country with deer and other game. Bf fides the mills already ereiScd at this place, it; iscalcularted for any additional water works that maybe found neceflftry—Fulling mill, baik mill tannery, forges, &r. maybe ertiled at a faiall cx p?nc —Iron ore may be brought in boatsu-om the Cayuga lake ; and it is thuught to abouiid in the neighborhood "i'he flock 011 hand w'll bfc fold to the lcflee, an(d the cat'i.:, utensils, smith's forge, &c. may befold or let the prcmifes. If a purchase (liould offer for the ,>vbola or an undivided part of the preiuifes it will be fold. F®r terms of sale .or lease, apply to mr. Wn uelmus Mvkberse at theSiiiieca falls, or to the fubferiher, at Schcueclady. STEPHEN N. BAYARD. i tf jaw2m Federal Mills, A DJOIN'N'G Georgetown, and the Chy of X\. Walhington, wdl be offered at Public Sale, on the loth day ol September next, at the Union Tavern, if not previously fold at Private sale Those milfcin point of situation for butinefsand na ural advantages are generally admitted to be equal to any in America. The Merchant Mill is a large brick l.oufe, eighty feet hy fifty, alipofl new, 111 which afe ercdlcd four pair of Burr mill llones with elevators, hopperboys and bolting cloths, completely firilhed and conllrucled in such a manner that the whole of the may mann failure flour at.the fajiii time. The country mJU which is ereAed near the other, is entirely r.ew, a flrong stone bsiWing, containing one pair of Hones, and built in such a manner that the second pair may be put up with little expence. This m|H is conveniently finilhed, and calculated to carry on extensively, country work, of which it gets a con stant supply. fhere is belonging to the said mills 271 acre* of land, the whole of which will be fold with the mills. One third of the purchase money will be requir ed in sixty days from the day of sale, and fjr the balance a liberal credit will be given. Furtlwr particulars will be made known on the day of file. JOSEPH E. ROWLES, Surviving partner of JOSEPH E. ROWLEB tf Co. Georgetown, july 13- »J —3awt» ;• AW ACT | Fsr tU r&ef eft be Xtfugee; From tSe Britifb r frovmcts' c{ mud Nova-Scotm. |q T>£ it chuSiil by the Senate nr.d House i ''' ' 1 ' i ) qf kepreferttntives of the Umtea Stairs of -Aaterita, in Congress nfftmbled, That :•> fati;ty the claim of certain persons claiming lands i.iidrt the rcfolu'tions :<f Congrtl's, of the tv, ciity-ti::nl of April, one th.iufa«d-fev«a has dre ♦ and cightv-three, ;nd tlx thirteenth of Ap'.'il, one tiioufand fevenTiund'ed and eighty- five, at feftjjffj frcm theßritiih provinces of j Canatb and liovs-Sc'otia, t-ha Secretary tor the \ Department of War, be, and is hereby autho rized ai.d diredled to give notice in one or more •of the public papers of each of the States of Vrrjna Maffjcbufetts, New-York, New- Ha.upihire »ml PennfvlVanta, to all persons hav ing cl«i,untt nindrr the ftid reMutions, to Crsitl- ■ nn.it lo tbe two yeirs .'after the qf. this ail, b jult ax..l trBS account of their claims '.ri the bounty of Cc; vird's. See. 2. And be it further ei/.iJed, That no -other persons ItnL lie entitled to the benefit of the j provisions ot this adl, tiunthnleof thef How- j ing oeicripti: iis, or tnc ; r widows and heirs, viz. J Fii.», thole heads of families, and finjjle per sons, not members of r.r.y such families, who were refidenu in one of the provinces afore/aid, prior to the fourth day of July, one tlioufand liven hundred and feventy-lix, ami who aban doned their -I'ettlements, in coiifecvienceof hav ing given aid to the United Colon:es or States, in the revolutionary War agai.ft Great-Britain, •or with intention to give fiieTi aid, and continu ed ir, the United States, or in their Service, dur ing the fa id war, and did not return to relide in the dominions, of the king of Great-Britain, prior to the twenty-fifth of November, one th/uifiml seven hundred and eighty-three. Se condly, the.widows and heirs of all such pei f.ins, as were a&ual relidents, as as -rrfaW, who abandoned thtlr feftlenients, as aforefaid, and died within the United States, or in their ser vice during the said war : anil thirdly, all per sons who were members of families at the time |Ol theircomingintothe United States, and who ; during the war, entered into their fcrvice. Sec. 3. And be it further enaiUd, That the proof of the several circumstances mecefla'-y to entitle the applicant; to the benefits of this aift, may be taken before a judge Of thefupreme or diftri£t couit of the United Stites, or i judge j of fupewor coin, or llu. Grit jar ! tice or '! of thecourtoi common pleas or coontt court of any. State. Sec. 4. And be it further cna3ed v That at he expiration of fifteen months from and after the pafiiig of this a<fl, and from time to time thereafter,, it lhall be the of the Secretary for the Department of War, to lay fu:h evi dence of diiims as he may have received, before the Secretary and Comptroller of the I'rcaiWy, and with them, proceed to examine the tefli mony, and give their judgment what quantity, of land ought to be allowed to the Radividual claimants, in proportion to the degree of their refpedlive fcrvices, facrifices and fullering*, in confequencc of their attachment to the cause of the United States ; allowing to those of the tirft class a quantity not exccedingone tliouland acres; and to the laR class, a quantity not exceeding one hundred, making such intermediate cliffes as the resolutions atorefjid, and distributive jiif tiife, mav, i,n their judgment require, ,?nd milfe report thereof, to Congress. And in cafe any such claimant /hall have sustained such loiTjsand lufferings, or performed such services fur the United States, that he cannot jtiftly be claflfed in any one general class, a separate report Jhill be made of his circuinftances, together with tie quantity of land tliat.oug'nt to be allowed him, having reference to the foregoing ratio : Pro vided, that in considering what compenf.ition oHg4it to be made by virtue of this afl, all gi ants except military grants, which may have been made by the United States, or individual States, (hall be conlidered at the jult value thereof, at the tifriethe fame were .made, pefpeftively, ei ther in whole or in p<irt, as the cafe may be, a latisfaiflion to chose who may have received the fame : Provided a/Jo, that no claim under this law, Hull be assignable until after report made 1 to Congrels, ae aforefaid, and until the said lands be granted to the persons entitled to the benefit of this a£t. Sec. 5. 3e it further evußed, That all claims in virtue of said resolutions of Congrels, which (hall not be exhibited as aforefaid, within the time by this adl limited, (hall forever thereafter be barred. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of ilepi'eftnta'i'ves 'FH : JEFFERSON, Vice^Prefdent as the United States, and Prefidertt of the Senate. Approved, 7, 1798. JQHN ADAMS, P-ef.der.t of the United Stutrs. Depc.fited among the Rolls in the office of the Department of States Timothy I'icksring, Secretary tf State. Ct-/* Pitrfuant to the Ctbo'd-c Ad, No tice is hereljjr given to all persons hav ing claims itntlci the resolutions of Con gress, of the 23d of April, arul the 13th of April, 17 05, to tranfmitto the War-Office within two years after the palling of the said Aft, viz. the 7th day of April, a just and true ac count ps their claims to the bounty of Congress. In the proof of Claims, a strict atten tion must be paid to the requisitions of the 2d aiid 3d Seftions of the Act. JAMES M'HENRY, Secretary of IVar. ju|y 19 aaw6w LANDING, At South Street wharf, thcc:ir£o of the (hip Con necticut, from Batavia— About 300 tons of Java Coffee, ofthegtowth ofi794and 1795 60 tons of Java Sugar, In cannifters—for fuie by PETER J-iLIGHT, WHO ALSO OFFERS FOR SALE, 150 hh(*s. choice Jamaica Sugars Jamaica rum in hhib Brandy ift and 4th proof in pip.es, hjids. and quarter calks Madeira in pip?s Old Batavia Arrack juH'.s 5 This Day is HulvlUhed, AND FOR SA LI &V 1. UNNO, j iQ,CM ES N U T-S *• R BET AN ADDRESS To the People of- Maryland, ON the origin, progress and prelrwt ftste of French agjjrctlion, with a (ketch of the infamous attempts to degrude the Goverumeiit of the United States, and l'cme reflection: on the la'.e proceedings in Congress; written the lail of April in the nre fent yoar T by a Member ofth. Hiui'e of ftcprefefl tativc»« 5 juucjj HAPPY D/SCOPERI*. A cei j t »b.t&ij.'alatimg and dreadful DiJcrJrr The Yellow Fever, As iveil as arty other d pu'tid fever, fever oni ' ague, and ether inveterate and complicated diftafes, by tie use of the POUDRE UNIQUE, W "ELL kiTowiiai.il patentedinh gland.France, Poland, and all-the capital cities in Europe, where the most aiiomftiing cure? havebeei- ' ffo&- ed on perform judged incurable by all physicians. In a Treatise printed in Lou on, on the properties of thw powder, by T. Seymour, M. O late Che mist to his Mnjefty, there are dated two bun »red cases, where this most valuable remedy toas pre ved infallible, in all kind of feverj, pteurify, blonds | iterate rheumatisms, fiifjica, apoplexy, paral'jic, yet lav jaundice, rvo> ins ir children and in grmi'tt \ perfint, xolAte.S, chronical bead and ftcmacb acfes, hepa t-ck gad r.ef btet'ual or flottA fogs cV'l, scurvy and ttyrncf. in-vct.rate and complies: t d very real disease. It is like* ife the bed preparative for phs lm&U pcx and mealies ol the greased utility tor young as well as for elder ladies at the critical epoch of their life. 'i ho cifi' Hcy of this powder in frveral of the above diseases Las been dileovered by chance, and To it has been in the ye'Joru fever lad year, by Mr. Mahy, who cured several by admin ifteririg only two of the said powders, and loft not a Tingle pa tient which he undertook to cure, as proved and attefied by the here annexed certificates, whole ori ginal may be fcen at Andrew Ha ft's umbrella Jbop t J\ r o. I3T, corner of Chef nut and Fourth Jlrcett, the on ly place wh re these powders are to h* lifid, with proper directions fcr the use of them.—Price t*u>* dollars. . The ufefu!nefs aud certainty of this remedy be ing so great for so many dangerous disorders, any perfan widvigg to be provided with those nowders, will please to appiv very foou, us the 4a 11 tity at hand is rot very tafgCj ana ixis'&u b Jul if lor a leng time, or if ever auy otlilT will be im ported, the frcret remaining <m,\ 1:1 tr.e hands o£ the inventor, in Furope, and never -eing commu nicated to, or dileovered by any oilier person. N. B In the yeJlavarttf putrid fevers, this pow der must betaken tbeiecoad, or at Liilthe third day. We the fubferibers, durirg the late sickness in this city, havmgtajcsn the y fmw fever, applied to Vlr. Mahy for his m-dicahaffrftance, wfc m »bore by certify, that by a certain powder, cal e i the l'oudre U'.ij::e % we W<*re perfectly r covered from \ the said fat il fiekncft, and from an c.Ocri rce of the happy 4fFc&s of the above most wYJua',: nudi ciae. consider \z da:y to nykc the i ana e lor tha benefic of our fellow cii zens. Margtm t Tones, My'ns O'Connor, le'le r«**i:er, Ci.rilUn Rebecca Dow, Catherin Apple, Anli Gr <ver, William Hills, }>a vid' v•' ill isms, car pest -r, William T Oonaldfon, jnaft-malcer. Mr. Mafly's well known Plait*cr, for of wounds and fores, to be had at the above direc tion, No. i v, Cnefnut llreet. august S aawf TT'RdM of war Delaware, ]y iag in Nautafect RoaJ, Jof. ph l'orter, 5 feet 10 incites high, a>;ed.iß, horn at Concoril, C'hcf ter couiKy, ildLc ot Peimfylvania, sandy hair and cumy'.ejcipn. Wm. Moon, agel 25, 5 feet 10 iaches high, red hair and red complexion, born in Philadelphia —the only, cloaths taken with him is a fait of ma rine cloaehing. Whoever apprehends the said Jefarters, shall re ceive ten dollars ior each, by applying to VV. \V. 3UR.UOWS, Major of the Marine Corps. Wants Employmeiir, A YOUNG MAN, who has l'crvcd a regu -i\. lar, apprentieefliip to the mercantiie hufi r.efs in this city, wilhes to engage in a C6*uting ' hotife oroflics, writes a good hand and under stands accounts, can be well recwnmt miefl and lecurity given if required. Enquire at the o";ce of this Gazette. juiie zt ,?awtf General" Poll-Office, PROPOSALS for carrying themailsof the United States on the following routes will be received at this office until the zotli iiay of September next incluftve. 1. From Pitifburg l'. by Cannonlbutg, Waflj ington, Weft-Liberty, W'heeling and Wil's town to Z,anrs at the month of Licking-creek, oai t!ie Mufkingum, e(limited J4omiles. I .cave Piuftiui-jr every V'rit'ay at 2 PM. and arrive st Zines tiie next Monday bv Bp. m. Returning—L',ave Zsnes jvyry Tuesday a* 5 A. M. aiidarrive at Pittfburg the next Priifav by 1 OA. M. j. From Zanes, at th* month of Licking Crock on the Milfkingum, by Cnilicothe-and Mafley's to Mayfvilie in Kentucky ; ellimited 140 ruiies Leave every Turfjay at 5 A. M. and arrive «tt M yfville the next Friday by 10 A. M. ■Returning—Leave Mayfville every Friday by i p. M. and ir'flve at 2ancstlie next Monday by 5 P. M. The iarriape of the mails to commence on the firil <lav o f JS'' iV fmher next.an.l eoutiftu.' until the lirft clay of OA"ber i3oo. irayiuents will be ma.dequarterly. The usual penalties for delays »nd failures w ill be ilipuUted ir. the contrail. Joseph Habcrjhain, Pofirtfffor General* Philadelphia. Tidy t.x, :tqß m.'k'.h^w HKALTjB OFFICET" Philadelphia, zf May* X 795. Ex'.ratT. of an a& to alter and amend the H ilth Laws of this Commonwealth, palfed 41b pri\, 173%. 8* A ' K it further ena<sled by the au-. -v. . y X V tjioricy.aforeiaid That everjrfiouTe le ee per within ef Philadelphia, the to viu i'hip> of ihe Northern Libertic? and ?/To\ am<.r.nri^ v and 'dftlridt'oif SoutnWark, within a miU of the li » mitsof the city, taking in boarders ai riving fey <ca or by land, from any foreign port or place, and ha ving any boaruvr in hisor her laniily, >vhofh;il» be taken sick o: any difcaf/. wharioever, Kerween the firft day of May and the firifc day of November in any year, -wirhin t venty day; next after fiu-h boar der fhali co"ne to lodge in his or *.lt house, (ball within 24 hours next after£ ]t ' of ftivU sickness. make rej ort i-.t ihe ol too name of ftfch lick perfou, tlve t'teac of hi* or her ar rival at the house and of h;s or her bei"g taken sick, and bf the name and phcc <?f abode of such houfc kcep.r-; wlureupon the Phvfjciau ol the nealth- Office ihall forthwith visit the patient, . ndreport to the olHce his opinion of the nature oi'iuchd*f eafc, tli&t mcafures may be taken to preven: tUe fpreadfng of the infe<stiori; and if any houlckcepcr (hall neg led to give information in the manner and within the time aforcfaid, and (hall be tJuTCof cpn« vi<sled, in any couttof criminal jurifedidion wi;iu,i this Ccmmoawtakh iipM iadiAuie tby verdiel or confeflion, he or ihe 11-all forfeit and pay a fine to the use of the said hoinitul, not In is tb*n twenty dollars, nor mere than one hu*>dr.d dollar#, to l>e ieipof'dat the »!u;rction of tbToiKt, according to ihe circuinftiinces ot^reater or LA ;• at tending each particular cafe. by 0: \-r U ti'.<- Doard of V/M.AI.I.EN, Health Officer, of shj l'crc tf i *• toj.rJi'j
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