— —- — : I PROPOSALS, BY THE Injurance Company qf North America. For againft Fin*, on Houlc, Ware-(Jenifer, and other BuHdings (and on Goods contained in such Buildings) distant from Philadelphia, in the United States. I. Common lufurance!, on hazard* of the frft dafs, will be undertaken at a premium of shout hall per cent, per annum. For extra Ivzardous rifqu»s a larger preninm will be required, which will vary according to crrcuviftances, seldom ex ceeding one per cent, per annun) ; bat in some i-n ---ftanees, v. hcre the property infurcd i-s not only. ..in itfelf extra hazardous, but rendered ftiil morefo by the vicinity of extra hazardous building* and occupations, the premium demanded will be raised according to dreumftances. Heufes ar, I V/are-Hmifes, the walla and parti tions of wVich are wholly of floiie or lirick, well eontirufteci, f 0 as to bs* guarded as well as'may be ag»inft fires from within, and free fr»m extra Ha zardous buildi.-.gs and occcupations in their neigh borhood, will be deemed hazardous of the firft class, and may be infufed to their full .value.. Also Gofcds and Merchapdije, not ot an extra hazardous kind, in calks, bales, or packages, di pofitcd in fu'ch building*, to an amount not ex ceeding 4000 do lars ; bHt if more than thisl'nm is required to be insured in one tenement, an aidi> tio»al premium will be required, in proportion to eireu«idance<. I'. Ihiiirances willalfo be made on buildings and gooiK extra hazardous, at premiums proportioned to the risque. But it is not cafy to arrange theft 1 under particular heads or daffes, so as to describe ttach with the neceflary accuracy. Each cast mud therefore he dccidEd upon according to the circum stances a-tending it ; ;ind these circumstances will, in general, appear from the Jefcription accompa nying the application. Buildings partly conQru&rd of brick or flotie, 1 are preferable to thofei wholly wooden. And in both cases, the stile of building, how they are oc cupied, how they are fifuited, the neighboring buildings, aljdhow occupied, are coefideratiqns *o be taken into view. And with refpcil t» goods, their tendency, whether from their nature, or from the manner in which they are expoled, ether to commence or to incrcafe an accidental fire, a«d their liability in such fta'e to receive damage by f wet, or by sudden and haft y removal, or to be fio- r len in time of confufion and hurry, are all dr- c cumftancesof weight; and the premiums mull be , proportioned accordingly. 11l- Tfve following ccMiditicnt are to be under- , flood hy tl* parties . ifc. The Inference is not binding till tUe ftipu- e hl*d prqm!una_be. paid ; but it shall be dcem*d ef- * fechtai from the time of such payment accrp- '' v-mce thereof, whether (he policy be immediately 0 signed or dot. e 2d. fnfuraices may be renewed at the expira- 1 ' %c»i of thatfrm of the policy, without further?*- i h p't rfes than the payment of the premium of the re newed term, the circumstances continuing the fame as tlicy were ajhderftood by the Insurers at the time the former insurance was made ; but the payment of the premium is essential t« such renewal ; and if the party itifured fuffers any time to elapse after the expiration of the former insurance, before he pays a premium for the renewal, he is not insured during such time ; nor can the insurance be renew ed «n the former policy but by cfltnp.utfng j eor.iKn.BCtment of 'he renewal fre.m the expiration ! '- ofthe former insurance. The fubjeil of infur- j 9 ance tp«r r.cVerthclcfs be open to treaty for a new 1 insurance. sd. If a»y other insurance be madeon the fame f 1 property,; it mud be matle known at the time of fl application, othtrwife the policy made on such ap- ' c plication will be void. a; 4th Go>>ti= hsjd in trust, or on consignment, " riay be infyrcil as such in a feiiarate policy ; but the) arc not fu be corifidercd as infill ed»ther»yife. jth. t his company will not be liable or accoun- ?' faijlefor any loss or damage occasioned by any for- " c!gn invafiop, or by any military or usurped force- ~~ er by reason of any civil commotion ; or Occasion, -J 1 cd by gptipowd l r, aquafortis or other thing of tU- ta like kin(\ kept in tlie building, or aniongft the pro- w perty ißftired. fth. Bills of Exchange, Bonds and other Seen rlties, Title D#.;<ls, Money, Banjc and other pro- 1 " inilTsry Notes, are nqt included in any insurance ; ! - nor are paiHtiugc, -nedal', jewels, gems, antique ! n ' turtofities, or mirrors exceeding the value of tw*n- w ty-five dollarseach, to be confiden tas lnlured line :e less particularly mentioned and by special agree ment. J' 1 7ih. No infuranke will be made for a fliorter '° tarm than one year, nor for a longer term than fe- cu v.yearst Persons choosing to insure for seven y<M« (hall b callowed one year's premium Ly way ' of dlfeount: One third of a years premium (hall . be abated in like manner on an insurance for tliee years. 1 (<th. I.oiTe! fuflairied by fire»t - ir.lured, , ' a Hull be paid in thirty days after due trfouf and li- 1 <io quidnliori thereof, without dedufiton. j ' la A defci iption of the property to be infnrod will | P e be ijrpiiled with iach application, to be made by a miller carpenter and Ogiied by him, as well as m by owner of the building ot applicant for in- i Ol furance, and attested before a Notary or principal C T Magistrate, who will certify his knowleigeof the I Cf> parties and their credibility. !_ | P a With rcfpedl to Houses and other Buildings, j ill. I lie Gte and position ; describing the , w ' ftrcet or road on or near which the building , r ' ftan<|ij its contiguity to water, and other cir- to rumflanees relative to the extmguilhment of fire . jn cafe of accident; and particularly whether I* | *ny and what fire companies are ta J engines provided, in the place or neighbourhood, i ill. The materials of which it is built, whe- i thcrcf briik, flone or wood, and what part of n j each« as well as to the outlide walls as inside or partition walls, and their refpeiilive height and t hi thicknels j the flyle of t!ie roof and of \vha,t or iDiteriib ; how fecurcd by battlenientsor par- j iy walls; whatkipdof access to die top of the 1 un lioufe and to the chimnies j whether any and v, hat ele&He rods ; the. number and kind of ke lire pldces ; and the kind of deposit for ashes. j ful 3d. Thedimenfuuisof the building and how j divided, and the flyle in whkh it is finilhed so a» to enable indifferent pei fens to judge in what iv, manner it is to be repaired or rebuilt in cafe of j _ .injury; the age and condition of the building, T and how occupied, whether merely as a dwel- j ling house, or for any other, and for what par-"] ilr pole , also anellimate of the value of the house : or building independent of the ground. 4th. The situation with refpc<ft to other build- "1 ings or back buildings, whether adjoining or not, comprehending at lealt one hundred feet 1 each way : what kind of buildings are within wl that (Hftance, how built, of what materials, and w ! how occupied or improved, whether as dwel- wl liugs for private famili»s or otherwise : whe- P° llier any and what trade or manufjilory is car ried on, and particularly whether there be any extra hazardous articles uled, or ul'ually dep«- 'fned in the house. cr witliin the distance afore- ,''aid, and of whit Viid. Jicfpcilinggoods in Houses, Warehouses, &c. , 1. A general description of tht building in which they are kept will bt expedled, similar in T all refpedls, as to the dai.ger from lire, with that J , inquired for Insurance on tbc buildings them leives. 2, A- description of the kinds and nature of ' I J 4he goods, wheiher in calks or other packages, or opened ; and whether diTplayed iu wltole p ef.iwiftiht ufuj form fur mailinjj. And \ . 1i 'h«goo !» .ar* in kii##, a crcherjtf ; eliiitiau- ni tU(< vjI ,'e yf each kind proposed to he iilfjrtd ; . t in the laA p*rticular minute ri'fs of ilefcriprion is r.af expculcd j. ;icVs of the following kinds are deem ■ ed extra hav.-irdous, though in various degrees, in whatfrcr bwiWing :hty may he placed, viz. ir,Q tjiteh, tar,turp;nttire, rohn, wax, tallow, oil, om i*flammabief]iiHts, ftilphur, flnx, cotton, dry goods 0! an inflamrnable kind opened.— r r fv Gh!., china ware or porcelain, efpectally un or'j pa ked; Looking glalfcs, jeweler? ; and all o ()U. ther articles n;art thin commonly inflammable, ; c l, or rroreth;.:i comnnonly liable to injury by sud den remove or by moistures, or particularly j,,. obnoxious te theft 6n an alarm of fire, in Letters pod paid, diredUd to the Secretary of »so the Board of Diredors, will be duly attendtd ind to. An order for Insurance accocrpanied by the :fed means 0/paying the premium, will be imme diately executed oh the premium being paid. If rti- tke application contain an enquiry only, it will 'ell bednfwered. k e By order of the Board, h »- 'fvBENEZER HAZARD, Src'rj. Office df the Insurance Company of North ) lrft America ; Philad. Feb. I, 1798. J Feb. 14. iamtf tra " 1 * ■* ■ * 11 1 1 11 1". &i- Bank of Penn/ylvama, September 3d, i7«;2. "\T7"HERKAS the Houle at ptefent occ'jpted " VV by th« Bank of Pennsylvania was enter -0 ed on the night of the firft instant, by some vil ind ' a "' ls ' w ho robbed the institution of fp«dry -ed ® ank Notes, amongst which were the follow ed ,n C post notes of the Bank of Nev-York, viz. ibe No dated 13d of August, 1798, Dolls u ft ifTued in favor of Sea'bring & m - Van Wyck, for ili, k"° lo®3,datied 25th of Augufi, 1798, re- ilTued in favor of Montgom ery and Newbold for 125-3 tie, No 1006, 27th do. do. do. jooo in ICO7, do. do. do. do. 2000 >c- XOOB, do. do. do. do. 20o# og 1009, do. do. do. do. 2000 ,0 1 oxo, 28th, do. do. do. 2poo ds» lot I,' do', do. do. do. 2000 or 1012, 30th de. do. do. 15-00 """ 1013, do. do. da. do. rcoo r Also ibridry poll notes of the Bank of Pcnn- Dy fylvanii,'dated 23d July 1797, issued in favor of George Hughes, for one tho*fand dollars each, and fu-,dry post notes of said Bank, da ' e ted i<th of July, 1797, ilT«rd in favor of Geo. r _ Hughes, for five hundred dollws and in dnH'edby him. Theptiblic areherebveautiun «d againtt receiving the said notes, "and a re •f. ward of TWO THOUSAND DOLL/IRS is p. hereby offered for th-difcortry.and ronvittion ly of the villains who perpetrated or are concern ed in the said robbery, in addition to the reward a- I offered by the Governor of the Common wealth x- j in his Proclamation of "this day. By order of the Board, ie JONATHAN SMITH, cashier. iMills, Portage, See. TO BE LEASED FOR A TERM OF YEARS. I e •d TO be leafed, for a term not less than three, f . JL nor ntore than sewn years, a VALUABLE ' )e PROPERTY as the Seneca-Falls, in the county of 1 in j Onondlgo,t nd'ftate of New-Vork, on the Banks ' r _ los the Seneca-river, two miles weft; of the Cayaga- , w ' ferry, and eleven miles east of Gtneva. This eftablilftment confifls of an excellent grift ie mill, saw mill, dwelling house, bar«, and a port. 3 f sage or carrying place, with between thirty and 5 . forty acre* of land, under good improvement, and as nioch more in the vicinity, as may be required f for future improyement. t It The grift mill is'a handsome, new and jvell fin r ffhed building, of so by .to feet, 3 stories high j. ana lurnilhed with a run of excellent Burr stones and another of ETopus' stones, of the bell quality q .. —and the mod approved bftalts, &e. calculated to f 1> ,mak« all the different qualities of flour for expor i_ tation or sos home confnmption : It is acceQible by water from every part of the Cayuga lake ani Se neci-river, as well as from the Seneca-lake—and C from its iituation, commands a veryextenfive and encreafing cultoin : The dream on which it stands, ! . ' being the outlet of the Seneca-lake, the mill cau a e | ncvarbe in want of water ; and a it has been kept i_ workingduring the severest season of the laltwin- [( (e :er, it is not liable to be impeded by froft : .. The saw millis also new, fituatefc on the fame p ftre«m, now furililhed with an ample stock of T logs, of which a supply may at all times be pro- cured by ian4 or water, of the bed quality : n The dwelling house is well calculated for the tffe y ; of the miller, is netv, and fufficiently laige : Tbc ;i ; barn is about 40 feet square, and entirely uew : j. | The portage is j-4thsof a mile in length, along J [ the Seneca-falls—over which were pa ATM in the |)( [ ) last year, nearly two hundred boats with their - n| 1 contents ; this objedl is already "produdtiva of a ! liandfome income, which must be iiicreafing and r II j permanent: j Among the many advantages of this situation, s must be numbered the'fertility of the furi-ounding . j country —being the b»ft improved part of the coun [j ty of Onondaga—the concentration of inter e 1 course by land and water, the Genel&e llateroad I palling through it, as well as all water Carriage to I Geneva, and the counties of Ontario and Steuben ; . e I which renders it a mod eligible stand for a Store or T Tavern—The river and lakes abound in filh and ' fowl, and the country with deer and other game. i Belides the mills already ereiSed at this place, it a r , is calculated for any additional water works that 15 . may be found necessary—Fulling mill, baik mill P l : tannery, forges &c. may be at a small ex- , " i pence—lron ore may be brought in boats Irom the ' Cayuga lake ; and it is theught to abound in the trl * neighborhood. ? ra J The stock on hand w : ll be fold to the leflee, and J the cattle, utensils, smith's forge, &c. may be fold „ t j or let the premises. - j If a purchase should offer for the whole or an £ n e undivided part of she premises it will be fold. 1 F«r terms of sale or lease, apply to mr. Wil- . f kelhus Mynhf.rsi, at the Seneca falls, or to the " fubferifeer, at Schenedady. STEPHEN N. BAYARD. in ) j»ne is lawim 1 U Mails for South- Carolina £sf Georgia, , TJACKETS arenow provided for carryiim the . IT Public mailsby water between Philadelphia and Charleston. They will leave Philadelphia H .• on Friday's. The p.oflliy Jand will fee cantinn- J |ed twice a week until an experiment is made in Hi . I regard to the expedition and regularity of the 101 r packets. If any person chufes to hav« their P r t letters sent by land only, they will please to ' c ' , write the word Land upon the letters : other- uri j wife thfy will be sent by that conveyance which ral . will firft start after the letters are left in the b u poA-affice. be yqfeph Haberjham, ,a ] v Pojl-Majler Gemerl. U Philadelphia, Auptjl 13,1798. J m \VILLIAM M'LAWS, Fr ; SADLER & HARNESS MAKER, HAS Removed to the Corner of Chefnut and Twelftli-flrcets, on the Commons, where he will receive and execute the orders of Ct his friends and wholesale enftomers, with nfual ly attention & expedition during the prevalence of tin thr present where it las not made its lr » appearance this season, n:r during any of the J" year* i v, aujtft 25 J ■ rl! Be-fi/ai Goods, to ' . » CONSISTING OF 3AHDAVKA KAKCTT KRCHIE FS, Cinntz CblTss Vlahar.-.z.cungy Oliiutz Guzzii,as Tookereys "?'* filiabad Uaha, V/rought Muffins 1 £ Drawers ol '' Coarl'e Sugar." in bags, fit for the European markets on ' ALSO, * Carolina ludijr :> ua * Coffee in hogfteads 1o- A. few pipes of very old and very fhsice Madeira )le, WINK ud- F»r Sal?, en reafonalde terms, by rly J 0 "" Cral f, No. 11, Dolk-!treet. !of july 14 irnvKf Ten Dollars Reward. nf _ TTXESERTIiI) from the Guard House in New l£ jLJ Cafll?, this morrrtng, SrspfltM Bowden » V ;U private M aine, belonging to the Frigate United StaUs He is alou: •56 ytars of age, five feet ten inches high, fair CQOif lesion; light hair, Wue eye*, born in England, and Ly trade a Bricklayer. Prigr to the sth of June, the date o'f hi* cjiliuw-nt, ! g resided in Fhilarieljjiia, where it is probable Fie will eudeavour to go. Any pcriou »li > will ap- prehend th? said defirter, aw,d fe/ure him in any jail within the United States, (hall be entitled to the above reward. F. WHARTON, Cant. Marinss. ied Nsw-Caflle, OiS 8. DUTY on CARRIAGES." -ry * z " Notice is hereby givjen, ( r PHAT agreeably to an ail of Congress ot the X U»it J States of America, pafTcd at Plila delphia the 28th t!?.y of May-, 1796, laying du ties on carriages for the conveyance of perl'sns, and repealing the former a£U for that pil-rpofe—That thcte fliall be levied, co.lleAcd and paid,-upon all • carrisges for the conveyance of peifens, which {hall be kepc by or for any person, for his .or her own use, or to let o#t to hire, or for the convey ing of pafTengers, the fevcral duties and rates fal lowing, via. dolls. For and upon every coach ' 15 upon every chariot iz upon e very pod chariot 12 upon every pod chaise Ij n- upon every pfveteu, with or without top 9 [>r ypor, ev*-y coaches 9 rs upon other carriages, having paimel a- work above, with blinds, glasses, C 9 c or curtains 3 n upon four-wheel carriages, naving} n . frame polls and tops, with fuel > 6 e - fpriii S s 3 Js upon four-wheel top carriages, with "> Wooden or iron springs on jacks J upon curricles with tops 3 1 upon chaitcs with tops 3 upon chairs with tops 3 * upon fiilkies with tep* 3 , upon other two wlitre 1 top carriages 3 v.pon two wheel carriages with Heel > " or iron fpriag6 j 3 For and upon all other two wheel carriages 1 j upon every four wheeled carriage,*) , 'S. having framed potts a»d tops, C 2 ( and resting upon wooden spar* J , c The Collector of the revenue oi the firft division j? °f the firft, survey of the diftri<ffc of-Pennfylvaaia, 0 £ will atrepd daily until the 30th day of September [ k next, for purpofe of receiving the duties on a _ carriages, at Germantown, on tire Main a little above the fig-n of the King of Pruflp*, «f ' which all persons polTeffed of such carriages are 1 desired to take notice. id Notice is also given, 1 id so all retail dealers iij wines and foreign distilled ;d fpiritucus liquor*, tfcat lic.enfes will he granted to 1 them ; 011 c luei.ee for carrying on the buSsefs of ' n retailing of win sin a kfs quantity, or in less ' h uantities, than gallon-—and one licence, for. * es jurying on the buOncfs of retailing fpii-lOUII3 li- * :y quors in less quantities than twenty gdlons, at the :o fame time and at the fame place, by ' r- JAMIiS ASfJ, ' >y ColleiSlor as the rft diviion of the id 1 e- Survey ol the diftritft of Peiiufyivauia. >l id Office of lnfpe&ion at Germantown, > c id aid August, 1798. j t s, ' Every denomination of Stamps to be had a ;u at laid office. * r 5t -£r The Stamp Press is removed c to the Office 1 of Infpectioi: in Germantown, on the c .vreet, a little a6ove the figa of the King ol r Pruflia,—.where attendance will be giveii for the c aiecommodation of those whowifti any Hiftreio»;nts ftampfcd, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturduys c r fc Wants Employment, a A YOUNG MAN, who hasferved a regu- ti lar apprenticeship to the mercantile bufi- r nefs in this city, willies to engage in a Couuting si 2 iioofe or office, writes a good hand and under- ft ftands accounts, can be well fecommended ar.d I fecurlty given if required. - Enquire at the ii ) ufTiee of this Gazette. 5 g j"Pe " aawtf q Bafltenridge—for I'aie 11 j eonfifts of 920 acres, dlmolf all of which it 0 j La fine rich Meadow, (the refidcnceof the late . Ktrl of Sterling). It may be conveniently dixided ' into five farms, four of which arc bounded on the ~ J Earthy the river Pafaiek. Th-rr are on it a number of buildings, farming ') t a square of nearly three acres—The dwelling house . t is a very convenientone.and>fmalLexpence would {' j put it in complete repair. ' f a The orchard consists of 1500 fin »beariti£engraf- ' a ed Apple Trees—and/there is on art. erpirts of laid tc * trail near 300 other Apple I'rees—ai also a great 11 variety of other fruits,particularly Cherriosoj the bi j befl and moll delicious kinds. j Also, a great number of beautiful Exotics and in Fertft Trtas, that add to ths beauty and eonveni- fli ) cnce of the place. Its situation is about 18 miles ti from the townsof Newark and Elizabeth : lodo. bi fr«m Morris-Town, and 11 fror* Springfield—lt is wooded and watered. To favc trouble, the price is five pound pr. acre in cash, on delivery of the deeds. Please to en quire of T. McEUEN & Co. No. 78, Chsfnat treet. cbtuary 2. eodtl ; Patent Ploughs, j ! ' I 'O be fold for cash by Jofejdi Salter at Atfion JL Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry—Jonathan , Harker, Woodbury—and JelTe Evans, Lumber . ton, Those who have used them'give them the preferentc %o any other kind, as they require , less order at less txpcnce and are fold at a cheaper ti 1 rate—the plan is much limplified and consists of . but one piece of call iron, with the handles and beam of wood ; they may befixed with wrought g 1 lays and cdiilters to be pot on with screws aud tl taken off atpleafure Patent rights for vending with instrucTions for making thciji m9y.be had by applying to John th Newbold, or the fubferiher No. aiz North 1 Front-street. Who bat far Sale; CC Or to Lease fur a term of Tears, Q , A number of valuable trails of Land, well >' Ctuatcd for Mills, Iron A r oi ks or Farms, molf- I ly improved, lyinp ehirflv in the county of Han- tii F tingdon slate of Pcnnfylvanu. Those who may t j. i incline to view them will please to apply Ca John Canau esq. near Huntingdon. C lar fa NcwiolJ, j u 'y n sawtT ► PR Qtj'L A M A TION. Yi virtue of" a precept iromjouw X). Coxe, I) Hr<|i4ire, prewdent of the court of Oyer and t rmtfl'T and general goal delivery lor the trial of II capital a lid other offence* in the county oi ucks ; end HeNitv Wynkoop and Francis Turrav, judges of the l ime court—-A court of t.et» y cr Terminer, and general goal delivery, ill be held at Newtown, in the said county of ucks, on Monday the sth day of Vov;mber neit. 11 those who will profeedte agaiHt* the pnfoners \ iira the goal of said county, <&re recjuii ed to be then id proiccuic against tliejii as (hall be juft— •jd all the jnilices of thi peace, coroners and con chies, within the said county, are required to be let and 1 V.-r,in their proper persons, with their r VU, records, inquisitions and examinations and d er their remembrance*, to do those ' hings which t th«iir oSices belong, in that behalf to be ivv &e. DANIEL THOMAS,fhcriff. a Oa. 4. « FOR SALE, by ? John Miller, jun. NO. 8, CHE.SNUT STREET. i,c 100 hpgfheads RUM, *p- Of high proof and fine flavour my jiy 19 to - AN AC T For be relief <f the Refugees from tke Briti/b roi'inccs ef Canada and Neva-Scolia. Sec O E enaP.ed bj the Senate and House -D of Reprefentatl'ves of the United State of Am/criea, irr Congress ajfembled, That to fatjfy the claims of certain persons claiming [, e landsmder the icfoliiuons 'if Congress, of the l a _ twfny-thjrd of April, one thousand seven hun u. md eighty-three, ;nd the thirteenth of cd Aptil oiic thousand seven hundred and lat live, s refugees from the Britilh provinces of ail Cariaa and Nova-Scotia, the Secretary for the ch Depatment of War, be, and is hereby autho ier | rized /id diredled to give notice in one or more Y~ of th< public papers of each of the States of Vermiu, Maflachul'etts, New-York, Ntw !ls' Harn(hire and Pennsylvania, to all persons hav '■S ing dims under the said refiiUitions, to tranf -12 mit t/the War-office, within two years after 11 the piiflg of this adl, a just and true account ts of c 1 aill>3 to the bounty of Congress. ' Sec;. And be it further enafted, That no ' ftialll* entitled to the benefit of the provilms oi this ail, thin those of the follow ing <!e riptioiw, pr their widows and heirs, viz. First, iiofe. Ileads of families, and lingle pcr- fons, »t tneflnbers of any such familiK, who were ridents in one of the provinces aforefaid, prior tt the frmrth day of July, one thousand 3 seven hndred and feventy-lix, and who aban -3 daned »eir settlements, in conference of hav -3 ing givn aid to the United Colonies «r States, 3 indie rvolutionary War.agaixft Great-Britain, i or withntcntien to give fitch akl, and corMinu -3 ed in th United~States, or in their service, dur- ing the kid war, an,d did not return to reside in the doiiHions of thi king of Great-Britain, 4 prior K the twenty-fifth of November, one tlronfani seven hundred arid eighty-three. Se -4 condly, (he widows and heirs of all such per sons as iefe aflual residents, as afofefaid, who m abandoitd their settlements, as aforefaid, and ' died wihin' the United States, ot in their ser vice dufbg the said war : and thirdly, all per. fans wl«were mtmbersof families at the time of their omi»g into the United States, and who rc during tie war, entered into their service. Sec. J And be it further enafted, That the 'prouf ofthc several ciriumftaiKes ne.cefTary to entitle tli? applicants to the benefits of this aiSl, *' may be tifcen befere a judge of the supreme or diftridt oort of the United States, or a judge j- s of the fufreme «r superior court, or the Br A jaf r ticeorfnl jnd-ge of the count ait common pleas or counts cui>rt of any State. le Sec. t\ And be it further enaßed, That at the expii tion of fifteen njonths from and after tke pafTitg of I Iris afl, and from time to time d 1)1 area ft er, it (lull be the duty ps the Secretary for the Department of War, to lay such evi dence of 4a:ws as he may have received, before the Secfeury and Coraptroller of the Treasury, d and with them, proceed to examine the testi mony, and give their judgment what quantity jot land ought to be allowed to the individual e claimants, in proportion to the degree of their [ refpedlivefcivi.ce},, facrifices and fufferings, in e eonfequeilte of their attachment to the catlfe of s the Unitfc; States ; allov. to those of the firft , cU> a quatrltyuotexc<cdingone thoufandacres \ ami to tin lail class, a quautitynot exceeding one hundrrd, making f»ch intermediate clalfes as the reibutions atorefaid, and difti ibutive jus - tics, may,intheir judgment require, and make - report thereof, to Congress. And in cafe any » furh elairnint ihall have sustained such lofles and - fufferings, cr performed such services for the ;1 United Stales, that he cannot justly be clafTed e in any outgeneral class, a separate lhill be made of his circutpftances, together with the quantity of land that to be allowed him, having reference to the foregoing raljo : Pro vided, that in considering what rompenfitiou • ought to he made by virtue of this aisl, all grants ® except miliiafy grints, which may have been made by th<€tiit'ed States, or individual Staie«, L ihall. he eonfidereii at the jnft value thereof, at r the time the fame were made, refpetfiivelv, ei j ther in wh( it o• in part, ai the cafe may be, a I , j fatisfadlion to lhofe who may have received the fame : Provided also, that no claim under this ( . law, Ihall be assignable until after report made . 1 to CoHgrefs, as aforefaid, and until the said | t lands be granted to the persons entitled to the • benefit of this adl. Sec. 5. licit further enured, Tlwit all claims 1 in virtue of said refoluiions of Congress, which - fliall not he exhibited as aforefaid, within the « time by this adl limited, (hall forever thereafter i • be barred. t JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker <f the House of lieprefutativet •- TH : JEFFERSON, 1 Vice-Prefdent of the United States, and Pr if dent of the Senate. • Approved, 7, 1798. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. Deposited among the Rolls in the office of. the 1 Department of State* 1 Timothy Picktring, J Secretary of State. \ c 3* Purfuaut U) the abo*l)c Aft, No- I • tice is hereby given to all persons hav- ' r ing claims under the rcfolutums of Con- ' grefs, of the 23d of April, 1783, and i the 13th of April, 7 85, to tranfmitto \ the War-Office within two years after < the passing of the said Act, Wz. the 7th j <iay of April, 1798, a just and trueac- 1 count of their claims to the bounty of 1 Congress. ' | In the proof of Qaims, a ftri6l atten- ' tion must be paid to the rcquifitions of i the 2d and 3d Sedions of the Ad. 1 JAMES M'HENRY, ' julv l 9 W^- V °f ll '"- - ' iawd\v ANOTHER STRONG PROOF e, Of the great and unparalleled efficay „f ,f D *- CUV noil's COUGH DROPS if is the Cara of „ Coughj, Colds, Asthmas IsS Consumptions. of T V'-tar** July io, rj 9 g. ). To u «- CH.rch, »f Sir, j. Per upwards of T We l ve Years, , h , rs bored under a feverc Caugh, (hortnef.of breath 1 - 'P lttin g ° f ™«» ">V lung, ind often of - ciotted olood. t,U at length I W *a f 0 leduccd „ i- to be unable to walk across my room, and ow >e ing to the vi knee of my «ough aai the Short ir neis of breath could get no reft djy or night id Hearing of your excellent medicine,, the Couch -• Drop:., I procured a bottle ; I took a dose lt >c soon as f got it, from which I found instantane ous relief, iwd by continuing it for three days I blett God I am restored to perfeiff health. I believe you to have been the instrument in the hands of Providence, of laving my life, I must' iritreat you to publifb this f»r the benefit of any who may he in my situation, as 1 am'confident' it is one of the best medicines in the world for those complaints. I am, Sir, your grateful serwnt' NICHOLAS STAGQ, Little Robinsen-StreetJ 2, CHURCH'S COUGH DROPS, Are prepared and fold by thelnventor aud sole r e proprietor, Dr CHURCH, at his Difpenfcry, 1 j Walhington-ftreet, New-York, and at his of-' t) sice, No I, South Third-street, Philadelphia,* and fold by appointment at Mr Weedmiu's nß' Williaui-ftreet, and Stilwell tic DelOreft, l 6» Pearl-street, New-York. Mancius, Albany, I'rice, Baltimore, Thomas, Alexandria, Wil foß, Wilmington, &c. &c. OBSERVE, As a counterfeit pieparation of this medicine has been indultrioufly c<rculate4 through some of the principal cities in the United States, per : lons are reqnefted to pnrchafe them of fach per sons only as have Dj Church's appointment for vending the fame. Powers, Poughkeepfie— Chappcl, Head of Elk—Bond and Co. New caftle—Heinitfh, Lancaster Blauvelt, Urunf wick (M. J.) Gordon, Trenton, &c. *»* Patients letters (Post.paid) addrefled to Dr Church, New-York, duly attended to. a "g" ft 2aw 3 w Tbis Ikiy Pub It/had, And for file at the Oflce of the Editor, No. 119 Chafnut-ftrcet, (Price l-itb of a Dollar*, I A N 0 R A Ti 0 N, * Pronounced July 4,1798, At therequea of the Inhabitants of the Town of BOSTON, in commemoration of the anni verf.ry of American IndepancLetJcc. By S>VTNcr. The inroads upon our public liberty, call for reparation—The wrongs we harefultained> call for Justice. 1 hat Reparation and that Justice, may yet be obtained, by Union, Spirit, and Firmness. But to divide and cinquer was the maxim of the I>"evil in the garden of Eden, and to disunite and enslave hath been the princi ple of all his votaries from that period to tha present." Oiser-veHitnj on the Boston Port-Bill, lyc.p. 78 by the late J. jun. s aiiguft II = TREASURY DEPARTMENT, ' Turn 27, itqS Notice is hereby given, That by vir cu£ of an ail', pafled during the present fcf t fion *f Contfrels, so much of the aA entitulej •- " An .\A making further provision fortbefup s " port ci public credit, and far th« redemption " of the public debt"—palfej the third day oi t March, thoufatid fcvei) hundred and einetv r five, as bars from fettltment or alio wane e Certificates, commonly called Loan Office a-i final feitleuK-nt Certificates, and Indents of : . _ ferefts, is suspended until the twelfth day 0 e June, which will be in the year one thoufund seven hundred and ninety nin;. 1 r . j hat on 'be liquidation and fettlementof the , said Certificates, and Indents of lutereft, at the > Treasury, the Creditors will be entitled to receive Certificates of funded-Three Per Cent. Stockequal « to the amount of the said Indents, and the arrear r a 8« of intercft due u n their said Certificata, prior to tht firtl day of January one thousand seven i liuncrec ao<l ninety one. That, the principal funis°f the said Loan Office ? ai>J final fcttlement Certificates, with the interest s 'hereon, since tU jlrft day ot January, one thou - land (even hundred ar.d ninety cne, will be dif £ charged after liquidat'ion st the Treasury, by the payment of interest and reimburf.ment of prin»i ---1 pal, equal to the funis which would have been . payable thereon, .f the said Certificates had bcCn 1 lubjcrincd,, pursuant to the Afls making provision ] tor the debts of the United States, contracted cur . liig the late war, and by the payment of oth«r , L um >- C< 3«'J lo the m "kct v.lue of the remaining - would have been created by such 1 asaforefaid, which market value will s he««ermlaed by the Comptroller of theTreafury , OLIVER WOLCOTT, June 18 „/ t U Treasury. t lawtr ; TO BE SOLD, . HPHF time of an indented Dutch Servant BOY, • fn 11 I tcn y „ ears to serve - He has had the fmaU pox and measles, is ;,4ive, !*arty and (^roni-, 1 fm*!l f**r houle work in town or country. For further information, enquire of the printer, ; HEALTH OFFICE. ■ to- Cj an 1798°. ° 'j Comm<> ' lvv,:alth . P-ffed 4 ih riprij Sea. 8- A N ? be k furtKer enaded by the au X X thority aforctaid, That cvery-houfe* Iceeper w.thm the city of Philadelphia, the t„ w , Ta°u ' ? rthern Liberties and MovammfißV and dillnilof tjouthwark, within a mile of the if-* m'tsol the city, taking in boarde-sarrivise by fca or by land, from any foreign port or place, and vmgary boardk-r in huor her family, whofhall ba taken hck o' any dif,a,e wharloevj, bew„ n the fiHldayolMiyandthe fir it day of November i* der in ' 1 "; Ve ," ty next aft " boar. ■ 1!' c u"tie to lodge in his or her house fh„"l ■ fickn n f l4 h r' nCIt i,tCr ' the W«kd3 th sickness make report at the Health.Office of t'-e . name of such lick perfot,, the time of his or her ar rival at the houle and of his or her being taken (iclr, and of the name and place of abode of such houlc o£wu7°" .Wf/byficiau of the Health ► ?o« C °, r ' ll - V ' f " thK l ,af,£nt ' report to . ij o.ljlc his opinion of the nature of such dif eale, mat measures may be taken to prevent the M ? tho ;nfca ion ; and if any housekeeper 1..a.l neglect to give information in the manner and withm the tune afprcfaid, aud (hall be thereof con- • vic.cd, 111 aiy court of criminal iurisdidion within . o/:l 0 r 0, r al * verdict or confe llioh, lie or Ihe ifcall forfeit and pay a Sne co the use of the said hospital, not less than twenty . (.ollars. uor more than one hundred dollars, to be at the aifcretioj of the court;, according to he cin uniftaucs of greater or less aggravation at tending jiatticular cafe. Ey order of the Board of Health WM.AbI.US, Health Officer, cf the Vort 0} Philadelohii.
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